Celeron M 570 vs Core 2 Extreme X7900

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2707not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 ExtremeIntel Celeron M
Power efficiency1.50no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 September 2007 (17 years ago)30 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.26 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.1V-1.375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2007 30 April 2008
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 30 Watt

Core 2 Extreme X7900 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 46.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Celeron M 570. We've got no test results to judge.


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