Celeron 6205 vs Core 2 Duo E6400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2882not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency0.72no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Tiger Lake U (2020)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205 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 speed2.13 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz2/2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB160 KB
L2 cache2 MB2.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775BGA1499
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205 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 Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron 6205 has a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 6205. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6400 is a desktop processor while Celeron 6205 is a notebook one.


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