Celeron N2805 vs Core 2 Duo T6600
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2745 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 6 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 11 September 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
| Current price | $131 | $130 (1.2x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805 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 | 2.2 GHz | 1.46 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.46 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805 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 | PGA478 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 4.3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Celeron N2805.
| 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.
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 T6600 outperforms Celeron N2805 by 135% in Passmark.
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 T6600 outperforms Celeron N2805 by 212% 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 T6600 outperforms Celeron N2805 by 213% 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 T6600 outperforms Celeron N2805 by 120% 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%
Celeron N2805 outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by 20% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2009 | 11 September 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 4 Watt |
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