Xeon E5502 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron Dual-Core T3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
+50.9%

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 outperforms Xeon E5502 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25902849
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-Coreno data
Power efficiency2.160.63
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502 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 data1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Number of transistors410 Million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502 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 data2
SocketSocket P PGA478FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502 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 T3500 and Xeon E5502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data144 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 T3500 0.83
+50.9%
Xeon E5502 0.55

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
+52.3%
Xeon E5502 837

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.55
Recency 26 September 2010 30 March 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 has a 50.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5502 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5502 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Xeon E5502, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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