i5-11600K vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron Dual-Core T3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
Core i5-11600K
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 125 Watt
12.71
+1431%

i5-11600K outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3500 by a whopping 1431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2566602
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-Coreno data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date26 September 2010 (13 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K 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
SocketSocket P PGA478FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 0.83
i5-11600K 12.71
+1431%

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1275
i5-11600K 19600
+1437%

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 2063
i5-11600K 9745
+372%

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 4098
i5-11600K 49408
+1106%

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1760
i5-11600K 14519
+725%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 38.5
i5-11600K 4.92
+683%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 12.71
Recency 26 September 2010 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i5-11600K, on the other hand, has a 1431.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Core i5-11600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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