Celeron P4600 vs M P4600
Aggregate performance score
Celeron M P4600 outperforms Celeron P4600 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2796 | 2818 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Westmere (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 28 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600 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 | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 2500 MHz | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 382 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600 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 | PGA988 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 1 October 2010 | 28 March 2010 |
Celeron M P4600 has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M P4600 and Celeron P4600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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