Celeron Dual-Core T1400 vs Core 2 Duo T6600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo T6600 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T1400 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2895 | 2975 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Celeron Dual-Core |
| Power efficiency | 1.35 | 1.16 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Merom-2M (2008) |
| Release date | 6 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 May 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 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 | P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 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 T6600 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no 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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.50 | 0.43 |
| Recency | 6 January 2009 | 1 May 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Core 2 Duo T6600 has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Core 2 Duo T6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T1400 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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