Celeron M 520 vs Core 2 Duo E7200

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2765not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataCeleron M
Power efficiency0.91no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.53 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache3 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 E7200 992
+315%
Celeron M 520 239

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 30 Watt

Core 2 Duo E7200 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 520, on the other hand, has 116.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E7200 and Celeron M 520. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7200 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 520 is a notebook one.


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