Celeron 2981U vs Core 2 Duo T7600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.52
Celeron 2981U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
+25%

Celeron 2981U outperforms Core 2 Duo T7600 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Duo T7600 Core 2 Duo T7600
Celeron 2981U Celeron 2981U

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28612746
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.454.10
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date28 August 2006 (18 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$619no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.33 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U 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 configuration11
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
FSB parity-no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Core 2 Duo T7600 0.52
Celeron 2981U 0.65
+25%

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 T7600 824
Celeron 2981U 1036
+25.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.52 0.65
Recency 28 August 2006 1 January 2014
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron 2981U has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 126.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 2981U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7600 and Celeron 2981U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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