Turion 64 MK-38 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Turion 64 MK-38 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2491 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | Turion 64 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Richmond |
| Release date | 26 September 2010 (13 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
| Current price | $27 (0.3x MSRP) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Turion 64 MK-38 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Turion 64 MK-38 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.
| Socket | Socket P PGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 31 Watt |
Security technologies
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Turion 64 MK-38 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Turion 64 MK-38 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3500 by 105% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 31 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Turion 64 MK-38. We've got no test results to judge.
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