Phenom II X3 N870 vs Celeron M 575
General info
Comparing Celeron M 575 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2279 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2008 (15 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
| Current price | $235 (2.7x MSRP) | no data |
Technical specs
Celeron M 575 and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 3 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus support | 667 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 575 and Phenom II X3 N870 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.
| Socket | PPGA478 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 575 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 575 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 575 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 June 2008 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 3 |
| Threads | 1 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 35 Watt |
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