Celeron B710 vs M 420
Aggregate performance score
Celeron M 420 outperforms Celeron B710 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3414 | 3425 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Celeron M | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 0.32 | 0.19 |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | no data | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $70 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 KB | 1.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710 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,PPGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710 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 Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
Celeron M 420 has a 28.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 29.6% lower power consumption.
Celeron B710, on the other hand, has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Celeron M 420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B710 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 420 and Celeron B710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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