Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Celeron N4000

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Celeron N4000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Celeron N4000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000

Around 75% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 947
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1428 vs 942
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 388 vs 310
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 680 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 947
PassMark - CPU mark	1428 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	388 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	680 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Celeron N4000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1428

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

388

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

680

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Celeron N4000
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	942	1428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	388
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	680
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1853

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Celeron N4000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Gemini Lake
Launch date	Q3'06	11 December 2017
Place in performance rating	2779	2250
Processor Number	E6600	N4000
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.10 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	105 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		2.60 GHz
Number of threads		2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W	4.8 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		105 deg C
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID		0x3185
Execution Units		12
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		650 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless		Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes		6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		8
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0