i7-2660M vs Celeron Dual-Core T3000

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Core i7-2660M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-CoreIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.16no data
Architecture codenamePenryn-1M (2009)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Core i7-2660M 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)
Threads24
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Core i7-2660M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketP (478)Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Core i7-2660M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Core i7-2660M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Core i7-2660M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Core i7-2660M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

i7-2660M has 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

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