Celeron E3200 vs E3500

Aggregate performance score

Celeron E3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59
+11.3%
Celeron E3200
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.53

Celeron E3500 outperforms Celeron E3200 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27992851
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.992.88
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.860.77
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)30 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$62$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron E3500 has 4% better value for money than Celeron E3200.

Detailed specifications

Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200 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 speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors228 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200 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
SocketLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3500 and Celeron E3200.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 E3500 0.59
+11.3%
Celeron E3200 0.53

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 E3500 935
+11.4%
Celeron E3200 839

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.59 0.53
Recency 29 August 2010 30 August 2009

Celeron E3500 has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The Celeron E3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3200 in performance tests.


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