Celeron 1005M vs Core 2 Duo P9600

Place in the ranking	2729	2720
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	2.61	1.89
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	$86

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	5 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	107 mm²	94 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.212V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	PBGA479,PGA478	FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 P9600 0.69

Celeron 1005M 0.70
+1.4%

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 P9600 1093

Celeron 1005M 1109
+1.5%

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 P9600 368
+13.2%

Celeron 1005M 325

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 P9600 663
+17.8%

Celeron 1005M 563

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.69	0.70
Recency	1 January 2009	1 July 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9600 has 40% lower power consumption.

Celeron 1005M, on the other hand, has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9600 and Celeron 1005M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.