Intel Core2 Duo E4600 vs Celeron M 450 |
Released October, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,148 |
| | More cores 2 | | More threads 2 |
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Released August, 2008
Intel Celeron M 450
- 2.2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Celeron M 450
| | Much better PassMark score 2,120 | | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.57 GHz | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,148 | vs | 983 | Around 2.2x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 73.3 °C | vs | 60.4 °C | More than 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.61 GHz | vs | 3.12 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much better PassMark score | 2,120 | vs | 1,384 | Around 55% better PassMark score | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 52.81W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.57 GHz | vs | 3.17 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Newer | Aug, 2008 | vs | Oct, 2007 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E4600 vs Celeron M 450
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E4600 | vs | Celeron M 450 |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 478 | |||
| Slot 1 | |||
| M | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | No | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.49 pt/W | 2.63 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 28.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | |
details | Core2 Duo E4600 | vs | Celeron M 450 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 167,000,000 | 105,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 12 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 1 - 1.34V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 73.3°C | Unknown - 60.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.17 GHz | 3.57 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.61 GHz | 3.12 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.17 GHz | 3.57 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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