Duo T2050 vs Celeron M 550
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Celeron M | Core Duo |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | May 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 90 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 151 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.7625-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 31 Watt |
Celeron M 550 has 3.3% lower power consumption.
Duo T2050, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 550 and Core Duo T2050, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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