Celeron M 560 vs Core 2 Duo T5850

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5850
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.43
+30.3%
Celeron M 560
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.33

Core 2 Duo T5850 outperforms Celeron M 560 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30293142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Celeron M
Power efficiency1.211.05
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)1 May 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5850 and Celeron M 560 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz533 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5850 and Celeron M 560 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.

Socketno dataPPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt30 Watt

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.

Core 2 Duo T5850 0.43
+30.3%
Celeron M 560 0.33

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Core 2 Duo T5850 687
+28.4%
Celeron M 560 535

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 T5850 2161
+7.6%
Celeron M 560 2008

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 T5850 3997
+99.1%
Celeron M 560 2008

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.33
Recency 1 October 2008 1 May 2008
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 30 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5850 has a 30.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 560, on the other hand, has 13.3% lower power consumption.

The Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron M 560 in performance tests.

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