Core 2 Duo T5550 vs Celeron T3100

Primary details

Comparing Celeron T3100 and Core 2 Duo T5550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	no data	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron T3100 and Core 2 Duo T5550 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	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1.83 GHz
Bus rate	no data	667 MHz
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB L2 Cache	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron T3100 and Core 2 Duo T5550 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	BGA479,PGA478	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron T3100 and Core 2 Duo T5550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	-

Security technologies

Celeron T3100 and Core 2 Duo T5550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron T3100 and Core 2 Duo T5550 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2008	1 January 2008
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm

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