Celeron 450 vs Core 2 Duo E6400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6400
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.49
+81.5%
Celeron 450
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.27

Core 2 Duo E6400 outperforms Celeron 450 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29033141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.710.73
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Conroe-L (2007−2008)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 450 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C60 °C
Number of transistors291 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V1V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 450 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775,PLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 450 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Celeron 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, 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.


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.

Core 2 Duo E6400 0.49
+81.5%
Celeron 450 0.27

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.

Core 2 Duo E6400 780
+80.1%
Celeron 450 433

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.

Core 2 Duo E6400 233
+46.5%
Celeron 450 159

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.

Core 2 Duo E6400 374
+132%
Celeron 450 161

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 0.27
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6400 has a 81.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron 450, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 450 in performance tests.


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