Celeron N4500 vs Core 2 Extreme QX6700

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
1.36
+7.1%
Celeron N4500
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.27

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 outperforms Celeron N4500 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22452300
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Extreme (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.9719.66
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L2 cacheno data1.5 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 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
Socketno dataFCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Celeron N4500.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
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 Extreme QX6700 1.36
+7.1%
Celeron N4500 1.27

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 Extreme QX6700 2118
+7.4%
Celeron N4500 1972

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 4022
+95.9%
Celeron N4500 2053

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 3
+43.8%
Celeron N4500 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 1.27
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 6 Watt

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4500, on the other hand, has a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and Celeron N4500.

Note that Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4500 is a notebook one.


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