Core Duo T2050 vs Celeron G550
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2479 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.65 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Core Duo |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 1 June 2012 (11 years ago) | May 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
| Current price | $93 (1.2x MSRP) | $21 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050 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 | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 0 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 90 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 151 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.7625-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050. 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 | - | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Celeron G550 outperforms Core Duo T2050 by 277% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 31 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron G550 is a desktop processor while Core Duo T2050 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G550 and Core Duo T2050, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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