Core 2 Duo E7500 vs Celeron G3900T
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G3900T outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2299 | 2701 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.43 | 1.05 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 19 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 10 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 | 2.6 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 1066 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 98.57 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 510 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 950 MHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.27 | 0.72 |
| Recency | 19 October 2015 | 10 January 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron G3900T has a 76.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Celeron G3900T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron G3900T is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G3900T and Core 2 Duo E7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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