Intel Celeron M 900 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M 900 and Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron M 900

Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 900

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm

Launch date	1 April 2009 vs 9 May 2007
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 766 vs 263
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 693 vs 204

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	766 vs 263
PassMark - CPU mark	693 vs 204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M 900
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

263

766

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

204

693

Name	Intel Celeron M 900	Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	263	766
PassMark - CPU mark	204	693
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.317
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.613

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M 900	Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Merom
Launch date	1 April 2009	9 May 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	$234
Place in performance rating	3272	3259
Processor Number	900	T7300
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$30.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Transistor count	410 million	291 million
L1 cache		64 KB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PGA478	PPGA478, PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)