Pentium Dual-Core E2160 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-Coreno data
Power efficiency2.18no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm277 mm2
Number of transistors410 Million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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
SocketSocket P PGA478775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 T3500 1275
+96.8%
Pentium Dual-Core E2160 648

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2160 is a desktop one.


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Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500
Celeron Dual-Core T3500
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
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