Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and Intel Celeron E1200 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 73.3°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 580
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1040 vs 516
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2010 vs January 2008
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 73.3°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark 1040 vs 516

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 328
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1252 vs 567
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 867 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1252 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1134
580
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1040
516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
328
867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
567
1252
Name Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Celeron E1200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 580
PassMark - CPU mark 1040 516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 328 867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 567 1252

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Celeron E1200

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Conroe
Launch date April 2010 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $40
Place in performance rating 2637 2629
Price now $19.99 $225
Processor Number E5500 E1200
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 24.15 1.13
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 1.60 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB 800 MHz FSB
Die size 82 mm2 77 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 512 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 228 million 105 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V 0.8500V-1.5V

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 65 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
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)