Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 vs Intel Celeron 2.30

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 and Intel Celeron 2.30 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 E6420

Intel Celeron 2.30

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 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
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 781 vs 559
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 752 vs 227

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2007 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	781 vs 559
PassMark - CPU mark	752 vs 227

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.30

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 60.1°C
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58.3 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 60.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58.3 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

781

559

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

752

227

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6420	Intel Celeron 2.30
PassMark - Single thread mark	781	559
PassMark - CPU mark	752	227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	541

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6420	Intel Celeron 2.30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Northwood
Launch date	April 2007	March 2003
Place in performance rating	2906	2917
Price now	$49.99
Processor Number	E6420
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.02
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	291 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	PLGA775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	58.3 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)