Intel Core i7-2600S vs Intel Celeron E1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2600S and Intel Celeron E1600 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600S

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1733 vs 916
  • 5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4628 vs 840
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2011 vs May 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1733 vs 916
PassMark - CPU mark 4628 vs 840

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1600

  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 69.1°C
Maximum core temperature 73.3°C vs 69.1°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2600S
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1733
916
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4628
840
Name Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Celeron E1600
PassMark - Single thread mark 1733 916
PassMark - CPU mark 4628 840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 63.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.081

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Celeron E1600

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Conroe
Launch date January 2011 May 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $210
Place in performance rating 2419 2411
Price now $198.99
Processor Number i7-2600S E1600
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.47
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 216 mm 77 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (shared)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 1160 million 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 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.35 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 2000

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 LGA1155 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)