Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 vs Intel Celeron 2.80

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 and Intel Celeron 2.80 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 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 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68.4 Watt
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 928 vs 600
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 875 vs 254
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2007 vs November 2003
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 64 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 68.4 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 928 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark 875 vs 254

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.80

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 73.3°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.80

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
928
600
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
875
254
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Intel Celeron 2.80
PassMark - Single thread mark 928 600
PassMark - CPU mark 875 254
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 491

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Intel Celeron 2.80

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Northwood
Launch date October 2007 November 2003
Place in performance rating 2806 2839
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 2.80 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 75°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.8 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 68.4 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)