Celeron M 420 vs A110
Primary details
Comparing A110 and Celeron M 420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Celeron M |
| Architecture codename | Stealey (2007) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | June 2007 (17 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A110 and Celeron M 420 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 | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB L2 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on A110 and Celeron M 420 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA 437 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A110 and Celeron M 420. 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 | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
A110 and Celeron M 420 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 A110 and Celeron M 420 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A110 and Celeron M 420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 27 Watt |
A110 has 800% lower power consumption.
Celeron M 420, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A110 and Celeron M 420. We've got no test results to judge.
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