Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Vs Celeron G1610 - Technical City

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2974	2780
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.09	1.72
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	1 January 2008 (17 years ago)	3 December 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$388

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610 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	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	104 mm2	94 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610 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	LGA775	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Celeron G1610.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0