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.

Intel Pentium E5500

Intel Celeron E1200

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	2628
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)