Pentium D 820 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium D 820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2592 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | Pentium D |
| Power efficiency | 2.16 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Smithfield (2005) |
| Release date | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) | May 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium D 820 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 | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 28 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 169 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium D 820 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 | 2 |
| Socket | Socket P PGA478 | PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium D 820. 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 T3500 and Pentium D 820 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 Pentium D 820 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium D 820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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.
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.
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
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium D 820. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook processor while Pentium D 820 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Pentium D 820, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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