Celeron 3755U vs Core 2 Duo P8600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.55

Celeron 3755U outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28412652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.014.68
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)5 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209$107

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U 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 speed2.4 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate1066 MHz5 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors274 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 P8600 0.55
Celeron 3755U 0.77
+40%

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 P8600 846
Celeron 3755U 1182
+39.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 0.77
Recency 15 July 2008 5 January 2015
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron 3755U has a 40% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 3755U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Celeron 3755U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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