Turion II N550 vs Celeron M P4600

Aggregate performance score

Celeron M P4600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
+1.8%
Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Celeron M P4600 outperforms Turion II N550 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28222828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron MAMD Turion II
Power efficiency1.511.48
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 October 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate2500 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB265 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550 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.

SocketPGA988S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.55
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Celeron M P4600 has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron M P4600 and Turion II N550.


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