Celeron 2.20 vs M 900

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M 900 and Celeron 2.20 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeron Mno data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)November 2002 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 900 and Celeron 2.20 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
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data8 KB
L2 cache1 MB128 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size107 mm2146 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million55 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 900 and Celeron 2.20 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 configurationno data1
SocketPGA478478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 900 and Celeron 2.20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 900 and Celeron 2.20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Celeron M 900 123
Celeron 2.20 139
+13%

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 73 Watt

Celeron M 900 has a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 108.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Celeron M 900 and Celeron 2.20. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron M 900 is a notebook processor while Celeron 2.20 is a desktop one.


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