Celeron N2808 vs Core 2 Duo E6550

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2819not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency0.82no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.33 GHz1.58 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz2.25 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808 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
SocketPLGA775FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808. 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-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data10.66 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data792 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Core 2 Duo E6550 894
+75.3%
Celeron N2808 510

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 4 Watt

Celeron N2808 has a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1525% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6550 and Celeron N2808. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6550 is a desktop processor while Celeron N2808 is a notebook one.


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