Celeron E1600 vs Core i5

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5
2023
2.17
+302%

Core i5 outperforms Celeron E1600 by a whopping 302% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Celeron E1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17742738
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataAllendale (2006−2009)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)May 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5 and Celeron E1600 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithographyno data65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistorsno data105 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and Celeron E1600 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 and Celeron E1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5 and Celeron E1600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5 and Celeron E1600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Celeron E1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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 i5 2.17
+302%
Celeron E1600 0.54

Core i5 outperforms Celeron E1600 by 302% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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 i5 2598
+209%
Celeron E1600 840

Core i5 outperforms Celeron E1600 by 209% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 0.54

The Core i5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E1600 in performance tests.


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