Celeron N2910 vs Core 2 Duo P9700

Place in the ranking	2683	2889
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	2.43	6.62
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)	11 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	56K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.012V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910 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	1	1
Socket	PGA478	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8.79 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequency	no data	756 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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 P9700 0.72
+46.9%

Celeron N2910 0.49

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 P9700 1149
+47.7%

Celeron N2910 778

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.

Core 2 Duo P9700 3425
+306%

Celeron N2910 844

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.

Core 2 Duo P9700 6133
+111%

Celeron N2910 2907

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.

Core 2 Duo P9700 2540
+57.6%

Celeron N2910 1612

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	0.49
Recency	2 June 2009	11 September 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	7 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9700 has a 46.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N2910, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo P9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2910 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9700 and Celeron N2910, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.