Pentium Dual-Core E2220 vs Celeron 2.8 GHz

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2.8 GHz and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2572
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.22
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2.8 GHz and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Number of transistorsno data105 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2.8 GHz and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno data775
Power consumption (TDP)52.8 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2.8 GHz and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2.8 GHz and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 52 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron 2.8 GHz has 25% lower power consumption.

Pentium Dual-Core E2220, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 2.8 GHz and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 2.8 GHz is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2220 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2.8 GHz and Pentium Dual-Core E2220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Intel Celeron 2.8 GHz
Celeron 2.8 GHz
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220
Pentium Dual-Core E2220

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