Celeron M 925 vs Core 2 Duo E8600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2554not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron M
Power efficiency1.27no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$70

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925 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 speed3.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925 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
SocketLGA775PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8600 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 925, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron M 925. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8600 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 925 is a notebook one.


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