i7-620M vs Celeron D 346

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data3.36
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateOctober 2004 (20 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$332

Detailed specifications

Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache16 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die size109 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C105 °C
Number of transistors125 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.25V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPLGA775BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bit36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 35 Watt

i7-620M has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Celeron D 346 and Core i7-620M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron D 346 is a desktop processor while Core i7-620M is a notebook one.


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