Celeron G4930 vs Core 2 Duo E8600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.87
Celeron G4930
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.63
+87.4%

Celeron G4930 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8600 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25522073
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.84
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.272.86
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 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 speed3.33 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1333 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Celeron G4930.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E8600 0.87
Celeron G4930 1.63
+87.4%

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 E8600 1380
Celeron G4930 2594
+88%

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 E8600 404
Celeron G4930 643
+59.2%

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 E8600 663
Celeron G4930 1068
+61.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 1.63
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt

Celeron G4930 has a 87.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G4930 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8600 in performance tests.


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