Celeron M 925 vs M 520

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M 520 and Celeron M 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCeleron MIntel Celeron M
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$70

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 520 and Celeron M 925 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz800 MHz
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.95V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 520 and Celeron M 925 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.

SocketPPGA478PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 520 and Celeron M 925. 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 520 and Celeron M 925 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 520 and Celeron M 925 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron M 520 has 16.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron M 925, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

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