Celeron 900 vs Core 2 Duo E6400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2885not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.71no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)no data
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 900 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHzno data
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C105 °C
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 900 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,PLGA775PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 900 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no 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.

Core 2 Duo E6400 780
+90.2%
Celeron 900 410

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.

Core 2 Duo E6400 233
+4%
Celeron 900 224

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.

Core 2 Duo E6400 374
+57.8%
Celeron 900 237

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron 900 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 900. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6400 is a desktop processor while Celeron 900 is a notebook one.


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