Celeron 817 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron 817 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2774not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Power efficiency0.90no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron 817 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
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Number of transistorsno data504 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron 817 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron 817. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron 817 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron 817. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Celeron 817 has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Celeron 817. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Celeron 817 is a notebook one.


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