Intel Celeron N4500 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4500 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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.

Intel Celeron N4500

Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4500

Around 53% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 1.83 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: 10 nm vs 65 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1337 vs 681
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1906 vs 638

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1337 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark	1906 vs 638

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4500
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1337

681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

638

Name	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1337	681
PassMark - CPU mark	1906	638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		411

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Merom
Launch date	Q1'21	1 January 2008
Place in performance rating	1891	3048
Processor Number	N4500	T5550
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.83 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	1.83 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		667 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
L2 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		1.075V-1.250V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E55
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	35mm x 35mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	14
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
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)