Intel Celeron G1610
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Intel Celeron G1610 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2013
Intel Celeron G1610
Intel Celeron G1610
Released
Q1/2008
Overall score
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Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Intel Core2 Duo E8500

What's the best choice Intel Celeron G1610 or Intel Core2 Duo E8500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Celeron G1610 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 55 W. Released in Q1/2013.

Intel Core2 Duo E8500 has a maximum frequency of 3.16 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2008.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1497 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    55 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron G1610 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    834 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    928 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1341 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1567 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    617 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    730 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    598 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    752 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    368 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1129 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1789 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    3.16 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core2 Duo E8500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1162 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1353 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1318 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron G1610 Intel Celeron G1610
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 Intel Core2 Duo E8500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Core2 Duo
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron G1000 left arrow Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow No
  • Successor
    -- left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.16 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core2 Duo E8500 and Intel Celeron G1610. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR2-1066 / DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron G1610 and Intel Core2 Duo E8500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    55 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 80 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron G1610 and Intel Celeron G1610, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 6.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow No
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Wolfdale
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow LGA 775
  • Release date
    Q1/2013 left arrow Q1/2008

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron G1610 and Intel Core2 Duo E8500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
492
Intel Celeron G1610
479
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
918
Intel Celeron G1610
873
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2551
Intel Celeron G1610
1234
Intel Core2 Duo E8500

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