Celeron P4500 vs Core 2 Extreme X7800
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Extreme X7800 outperforms Celeron P4500 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2995 | 3154 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Extreme | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.47 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Merom XE (2007) | Westmere (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 17 July 2007 (18 years ago) | 28 March 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500 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 | 2.6 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 0.07 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 14 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB L2 Cache | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 382 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.1V-1.375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PPGA478 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500 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 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron P4500.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 0.48 |
| Recency | 17 July 2007 | 28 March 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Extreme X7800 has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron P4500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 25.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme X7800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron P4500 in performance tests.
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