Celeron M 520 vs Core 2 Duo T7600G

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7600G and Celeron M 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataCeleron M
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateDecember 2006 (17 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7600G and Celeron M 520 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 speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors293 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7600G and Celeron M 520 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
SocketMPPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600G and Celeron M 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7600G and Celeron M 520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7600G and Celeron M 520 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7600G has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 520, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T7600G and Celeron M 520. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T7600G
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