Core 2 Duo T8100 vs Celeron T3500

Aggregate performance score

Celeron T3500
2010
35 Watt
0.48
Core 2 Duo T8100
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.48

Primary details

Comparing Celeron T3500 and Core 2 Duo T8100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29122907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.301.30
Architecture codenameno dataPenryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 July 2010 (14 years ago)10 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$209

Detailed specifications

Celeron T3500 and Core 2 Duo T8100 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L2 cacheno data3 MB
L3 cache1 MB3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron T3500 and Core 2 Duo T8100 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.

SocketPGA478BGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron T3500 and Core 2 Duo T8100. 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-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Celeron T3500 and Core 2 Duo T8100 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 T3500 and Core 2 Duo T8100 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 T3500 0.48
Core 2 Duo T8100 0.48

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 T3500 762
Core 2 Duo T8100 770
+1%

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 T3500 236
Core 2 Duo T8100 271
+14.8%

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 T3500 350
Core 2 Duo T8100 429
+22.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2010 10 January 2008

Celeron T3500 has an age advantage of 2 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron T3500 and Core 2 Duo T8100.


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