Turion 64 MK-36 vs Celeron 847
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 847 outperforms Turion 64 MK-36 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3098 | 3207 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | 0.64 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Richmond |
| Release date | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | 800 MHz |
| Multiplier | 11 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1023 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36 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 847 and Turion 64 MK-36 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz) | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 0.21 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 31 Watt |
Celeron 847 has a 42.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 82.4% lower power consumption.
The Celeron 847 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-36 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 847 and Turion 64 MK-36, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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