Celeron M 370 vs Core 2 Duo T6400

Place in the ranking	2926	3301
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Celeron M
Power efficiency	1.24	0.68
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Celeron M 370 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	400 MHz
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6400 and Celeron M 370 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.

Socket	PGA478	H-PBGA478,H-PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6400 and Celeron M 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Celeron M 370 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 T6400 and Celeron M 370 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 T6400 0.46
+207%

Celeron M 370 0.15

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T6400 39.42
+207%

Celeron M 370 121

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.46	0.15
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	21 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6400 has a 206.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 370, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 370 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T6400 and Celeron M 370, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.