Celeron 900 vs Core 2 Duo T5250

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5250
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.35
+34.6%

Core 2 Duo T5250 outperforms Celeron 900 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5250 and Celeron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30633152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duono data
Power efficiency0.970.70
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)no data
Release dateno data1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5250 and Celeron 900 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5250 and Celeron 900 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.

SocketPPGA478PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5250 and Celeron 900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5250 and Celeron 900 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 T5250 and Celeron 900 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

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 T5250 0.35
+34.6%
Celeron 900 0.26

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 T5250 556
+35%
Celeron 900 412

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 T5250 183
Celeron 900 220
+20.2%

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 T5250 311
+32.9%
Celeron 900 234

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.26
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Core 2 Duo T5250 has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron 900, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Duo T5250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 900 in performance tests.


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