Celeron 4205U vs Core 2 Duo U7600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2448
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Merom-2048 (2006−2008)	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date	27 July 2006 (17 years ago)	23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107
Current price	no data	$452 (4.2x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U 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	1.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.8V-0.975V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U 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	PBGA479	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U 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 U7600 and Celeron 4205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Celeron 4205U.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2006	23 January 2019
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

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