Intel Celeron N2930 vs Core 2 Duo P8700

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Duo P8700
0.63

Celeron N2930 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8700 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26212594
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Celeron
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years old)23 February 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data
Current price$71 (0.3x MSRP)$820

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.53 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.16 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data56K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930 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
SocketBGA479,PGA478FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930.

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.


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 P8700 0.63
Celeron N2930 0.66
+4.8%

Celeron N2930 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8700 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo P8700 972
Celeron N2930 1015
+4.4%

Celeron N2930 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8700 by 4% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo P8700 304
+97.4%
Celeron N2930 154

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Celeron N2930 by 97% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo P8700 489
+7%
Celeron N2930 457

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Celeron N2930 by 7% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo P8700 2805
+148%
Celeron N2930 1132

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Celeron N2930 by 148% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo P8700 5169
+33.2%
Celeron N2930 3880

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Celeron N2930 by 33% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo P8700 2254
+1.8%
Celeron N2930 2214

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Celeron N2930 by 2% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core 2 Duo P8700 31.6
Celeron N2930 27.25
+16%

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Celeron N2930 by 16% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.63 0.66
Recency 1 January 2009 23 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 7 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron N2930. The differences in performance seem too small.


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