Core 2 Duo E7600 vs Celeron 2950M

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2950M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.78
+8.3%
Core 2 Duo E7600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72

Celeron 2950M outperforms Core 2 Duo E7600 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26262680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency2.001.05
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)10 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s1066 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size118 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA946LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron 2950M 0.78
+8.3%
Core 2 Duo E7600 0.72

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron 2950M 1234
+7.3%
Core 2 Duo E7600 1150

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 0.72
Recency 1 September 2013 10 May 2009
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron 2950M has a 8.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 75.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600.

Be aware that Celeron 2950M is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E7600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2950M and Core 2 Duo E7600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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