Intel Core i3-2105 vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2105 and Intel Celeron E1200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

Intel Core i3-2105

Intel Celeron E1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2105

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1419 vs 580
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1846 vs 516

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs January 2008
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1419 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark	1846 vs 516

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 69.1°C
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 563
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1252 vs 1241

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 69.1°C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867 vs 563
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1252 vs 1241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2105
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1419

580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1846

516

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

563

867

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1241

1252

Name	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Celeron E1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1419	580
PassMark - CPU mark	1846	516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	563	867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1241	1252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.241

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Celeron E1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	May 2011	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$145	$40
Place in performance rating	2620	2629
Price now	$79.99	$225
Processor Number	i3-2105	E1200
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.64	1.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		77 mm2
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x112
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)