Celeron E1500 vs Pentium 3556U

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Celeron E1200 Celeron E1400 Core 2 Duo E4300 Core 2 Duo E4400 Core 2 Duo E4500 Core 2 Duo E4600 Core 2 Duo E4700 Pentium Dual-Core E2140 Pentium Dual-Core E2160 Pentium Dual-Core E2180 Pentium Dual-Core E2200 Pentium Dual-Core E2220

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3556U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.67
+71.8%
Celeron E1500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.39

Pentium 3556U outperforms Celeron E1500 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pentium 3556U Pentium 3556U
Celeron E1500 Celeron E1500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27333001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency4.230.57
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$63

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500 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 speed1.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size118 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500 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
SocketFCBGA1168LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
FSB parityno data-
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d--
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

Pentium 3556U 0.67
+71.8%
Celeron E1500 0.39

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.

Pentium 3556U 1061
+69.5%
Celeron E1500 626

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.67 0.39
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium 3556U has a 71.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 3556U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E1500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 3556U is a notebook processor while Celeron E1500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3556U and Celeron E1500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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