Intel Celeron M P4600 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M P4600 and Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M P4600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 846 vs 793
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 301 vs 273
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 556 vs 469
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2010 vs 6 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 846 vs 793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 301 vs 273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 556 vs 469

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 860 vs 784
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 860 vs 784

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M P4600
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
784
860
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
846
793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
301
273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
556
469
Name Intel Celeron M P4600 Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
PassMark - Single thread mark 784 860
PassMark - CPU mark 846 793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 301 273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 556 469

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron M P4600 Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Penryn
Launch date 1 October 2010 6 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $86
Place in performance rating 2875 2866
Processor Number P4600 T6600
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Price now $18.90
Value for money (0-100) 21.26

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 81 mm2 107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2048 KB
L3 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Transistor count 382 million 410 million
VID voltage range 1.00V-1.250V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mmx37.5mm 35 mm x 35 mm
Sockets supported PGA988 PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)