Celeron G5905 vs Core 2 Duo P7550

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P7550
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.54
Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.76
+226%

Celeron G5905 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by a whopping 226% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28362020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.042.86
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release date1 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905 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)no data
Threads22
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.26 GHzno data
Bus rate1066 MHz8 GT/s
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905 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 configurationno data1
SocketPGA478FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905. 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 Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

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 P7550 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905.

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 P7550 0.54
Celeron G5905 1.76
+226%

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 P7550 856
Celeron G5905 2784
+225%

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 P7550 273
Celeron G5905 740
+171%

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 P7550 436
Celeron G5905 1262
+189%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 1.76
Recency 1 October 2009 1 July 2020
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 58 Watt

Core 2 Duo P7550 has 132% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5905, on the other hand, has a 225.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G5905 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P7550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P7550 is a notebook processor while Celeron G5905 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P7550 and Celeron G5905, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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