Core 2 Duo T5550 vs Celeron G3900

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2230not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.18no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.53no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 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 speed2.8 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s667 MHz
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die size98.57 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 G3900 2165
+237%
Core 2 Duo T5550 642

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron G3900 585
+158%
Core 2 Duo T5550 227

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron G3900 1001
+144%
Core 2 Duo T5550 410

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2015 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron G3900 has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5550, on the other hand, has 45.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Celeron G3900 and Core 2 Duo T5550. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron G3900 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5550 is a notebook one.


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