Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 vs Intel Celeron D 326

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 and Intel Celeron D 326 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 D 326

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x 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 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	July 2007 vs September 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 326

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.33 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.33 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 326

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550	Intel Celeron D 326
PassMark - Single thread mark	909
PassMark - CPU mark	908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	527
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 D 326
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Prescott
Launch date	July 2007	September 2004
Place in performance rating	3218	not rated
Price now	$14.95
Processor Number	E6550	326
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.33 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	291 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	1.250V-1.400V
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	PLGA775, PLGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 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)