Celeron G5900 vs Dual-Core T1700

Aggregate performance score

Celeron Dual-Core T1700
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.67
Celeron G5900
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.67
+149%

Celeron G5900 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T1700 by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27322061
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-Coreno data
Power efficiency1.802.71
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date7 December 2008 (15 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 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 speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 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
SocketPPGA478FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 Dual-Core T1700 0.67
Celeron G5900 1.67
+149%

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 Dual-Core T1700 1058
Celeron G5900 2643
+150%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 1.67
Recency 7 December 2008 30 April 2020
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 58 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 has 65.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5900, on the other hand, has a 149.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T1700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T1700 is a notebook processor while Celeron G5900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Celeron G5900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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