Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 vs Intel Celeron 2.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 and Intel Celeron 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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.

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Intel Celeron 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 928 vs 602
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 873 vs 238

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 vs June 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	928 vs 602
PassMark - CPU mark	873 vs 238

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.60

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

928

602

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

873

238

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600	Intel Celeron 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	928	602
PassMark - CPU mark	873	238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	491

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600	Intel Celeron 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Northwood
Launch date	October 2007	June 2003
Place in performance rating	2805	2837
Price now	$157.95
Processor Number	E4600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	111 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	167 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	1.315V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62.6 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)