Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Celeron 440

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and Intel Celeron 440 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.

Intel Pentium E5500

Intel Celeron 440

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1133 vs 444
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1037 vs 368

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133 vs 444
PassMark - CPU mark	1037 vs 368

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 440

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1024 vs 328
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 971 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1024 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	971 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1133

444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

368

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

1024

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

567

971

Name	Intel Pentium E5500	Intel Celeron 440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133	444
PassMark - CPU mark	1037	368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328	1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	567	971

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5500	Intel Celeron 440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Conroe
Launch date	April 2010	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$40
Place in performance rating	2634	2650
Price now	$19.99	$21.01
Processor Number	E5500	440
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	24.15	7.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)