Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Intel Celeron 2.40

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 and Intel Celeron 2.40 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Intel Celeron 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.4°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
48x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1321 vs 540
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1273 vs 217

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2008 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.4°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1321 vs 540
PassMark - CPU mark	1273 vs 217

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.40

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 59.8 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	59.8 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1321

540

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1273

217

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500	Intel Celeron 2.40
PassMark - Single thread mark	1321	540
PassMark - CPU mark	1273	217
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	23.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.496

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500	Intel Celeron 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Northwood
Launch date	August 2008	March 2003
Place in performance rating	2937	2942
Price now	$39.99
Processor Number	E8500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	16.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.16 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.4°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	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	59.8 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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)