Celeron 220 vs Core 2 Duo T9300

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.05
+708%
Celeron 220
2007
1 core / 1 thread, 19 Watt
0.13

Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Celeron 220 by a whopping 708% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron 220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24373343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.840.65
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron 220 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 speed2.5 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB
L2 cache6 MB512 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25V1V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron 220 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron 220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron 220 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 T9300 and Celeron 220 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
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 T9300 1.05
+708%
Celeron 220 0.13

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 T9300 1670
+699%
Celeron 220 209

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 0.13
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 19 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9300 has a 707.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 220, on the other hand, has 84.2% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 220 in performance tests.


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