Core 2 Duo E4400 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core 2 Duo E4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2596	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron Dual-Core	no data
Power efficiency	2.16	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core 2 Duo E4400 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	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	111 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	L2=61 °C, M0=73 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	167 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core 2 Duo E4400 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	Socket P PGA478	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core 2 Duo E4400. 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	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core 2 Duo E4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core 2 Duo E4400 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core 2 Duo E4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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