Celeron E3500 vs Core 2 Duo E6850

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6850
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74
+21.3%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Celeron E3500 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Celeron E3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26882795
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.99
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.040.86
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)29 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$62

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Celeron E3500 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 data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Celeron E3500 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
Socketno dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Celeron E3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Celeron E3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Celeron E3500 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) E6850 and Celeron E3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Celeron E3500.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 E6850 0.74
+21.3%
Celeron E3500 0.61

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 E6850 1130
+20.9%
Celeron E3500 935

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 E6850 332
+14.5%
Celeron E3500 290

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 E6850 559
+26.2%
Celeron E3500 443

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 0.61
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Core 2 Duo E6850 has a 21.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron E3500, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Duo E6850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3500 in performance tests.


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