Celeron G3902E vs Core 2 Duo E6700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron G3902E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2772not 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)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron G3902E 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 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.57 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron G3902E 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 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron G3902E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron G3902E 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) E6700 and Celeron G3902E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataLPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Celeron G3902E.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Celeron G3902E has a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Celeron G3902E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Celeron G3902E is a notebook one.


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