Athlon 64 1500+ vs Celeron M 420
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+ 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 | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Venice (2004−2005) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | November 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+ 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 | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 84 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 69 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+ 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 | PPGA478 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+. 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
Celeron M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+ 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 M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 9 Watt |
Celeron M 420 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 1500+, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M 420 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 1500+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 420 and Athlon 64 1500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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