Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 and Intel Celeron 430 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 60.4°C
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 909 vs 616
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 908 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2007 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 60.4°C
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	909 vs 616
PassMark - CPU mark	908 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 303
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 868 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	868 vs 527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

909

616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

908

288

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

303

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

527

868

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	909	616
PassMark - CPU mark	908	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	303	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	527	868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	18.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.88

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Conroe
Launch date	July 2007	June 2007
Place in performance rating	3218	2623
Price now	$14.95	$16.52
Processor Number	E6550	430
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.56	8.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.33 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	291 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)