Celeron 600 vs 900
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 900 outperforms Celeron 600 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 900 and Celeron 600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3152 | 3389 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 0.28 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Timna |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 900 and Celeron 600 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 | no data | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 0.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 129 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 900 and Celeron 600 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 |
| Socket | PGA478 | 370S |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 900 and Celeron 600. 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 |
Security technologies
Celeron 900 and Celeron 600 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 900 and Celeron 600 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel i752 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 0.09 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 30 Watt |
Celeron 900 has a 188.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron 600, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.
The Celeron 900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron 900 is a notebook processor while Celeron 600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 900 and Celeron 600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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