VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 vs Celeron 420

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3323not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataC3-M
Power efficiency0.41no data
Architecture codenameConroe-L (2007−2008)Nehemiah
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$23no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rateno data200 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die size77 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)60 °Cno data
Number of transistors105 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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
SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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 Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Celeron 420 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

VIA C3-M C3-M-1200, on the other hand, has 94.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 420 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron 420 is a desktop processor while VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 is a notebook one.


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