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).

Intel Core i7-2600S

Intel Celeron E1600

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 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 916
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4605 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	1723 vs 916
PassMark - CPU mark	4605 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

1723

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4605

840

Name	Intel Core i7-2600S	Intel Celeron E1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1723	916
PassMark - CPU mark	4605	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	2428	2410
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)