Celeron G4900 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
Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.51
+160%

Celeron G4900 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron G4900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28232153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.95
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Power efficiency0.842.80
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateno data3 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron G4900 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 data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size143 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors291 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron G4900 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)
Socket7751151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron G4900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron G4900 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 G4900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Celeron G4900.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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
Celeron G4900 1.51
+160%

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
Celeron G4900 2397
+161%

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
Celeron G4900 607
+133%

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 G4900 1033
+145%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 1.51
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 51 Watt

Celeron G4900 has a 160.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G4900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.


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