Atom CE4100 vs Celeron M 420
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 420 and Atom CE4100 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 | Laptop |
| Series | Celeron M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Sodaville (2009) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 24 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 420 and Atom CE4100 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 | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 96 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 420 and Atom CE4100 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 | Intel BGA 951 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 420 and Atom CE4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| 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 Atom CE4100 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 Atom CE4100 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 420 and Atom CE4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 7 Watt |
Atom CE4100 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 285.7% lower power consumption.
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