Core 2 Duo T7100 vs Celeron M 900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron M 900
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.08
Core 2 Duo T7100
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.38
+375%

Core 2 Duo T7100 outperforms Celeron M 900 by a whopping 375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M 900 and Core 2 Duo T7100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking34013026
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron MIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency0.221.06
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70$197

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 900 and Core 2 Duo T7100 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 900 and Core 2 Duo T7100 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
SocketPGA478PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 900 and Core 2 Duo T7100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Celeron M 900 and Core 2 Duo T7100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 900 and Core 2 Duo T7100 are enumerated here.

VT-xno 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.


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 M 900 0.08
Core 2 Duo T7100 0.38
+375%

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 M 900 123
Core 2 Duo T7100 607
+393%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron M 900 2101
+15.6%
Core 2 Duo T7100 1817

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron M 900 1000
Core 2 Duo T7100 1536
+53.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.08 0.38
Recency 1 April 2009 9 May 2007
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Celeron M 900 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T7100, on the other hand, has a 375% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core 2 Duo T7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 900 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 900 and Core 2 Duo T7100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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