Duo T2250 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3100
Aggregate performance score
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 outperforms Core Duo T2250 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2681 | 3196 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | Core Duo |
| Power efficiency | 2.00 | 0.67 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | May 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.73 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 0 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 90 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 151 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.7625-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA479, PGA478 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.74 | 0.22 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 31 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 has a 236.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Duo T2250, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.
The Celeron Dual-Core T3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Duo T2250 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Core Duo T2250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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