Celeron B830 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.58
+7.4%
Celeron B830
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54

Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Celeron B830 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28232851
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Power efficiency0.841.46
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateno data1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830 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 speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors291 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket775FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron B830.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Core 2 Duo E6600 0.58
+7.4%
Celeron B830 0.54

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 E6600 919
+6.5%
Celeron B830 863

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 E6600 261
+0.8%
Celeron B830 259

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 E6600 421
Celeron B830 449
+6.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 0.54
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6600 has a 7.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron B830, on the other hand, has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Celeron B830.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Celeron B830 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Celeron B830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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