Turion 64 MT-30 vs Celeron P4600

Place in the ranking	2848	3248
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Turion 64
Power efficiency	1.43	0.68
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date	28 March 2010 (14 years ago)	March 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	800 MHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	81 mm²	125 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382 Million	114 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PGA988	754
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA	+	-
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30 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 P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	0.18
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Celeron P4600 has a 194.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 MT-30, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

The Celeron P4600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MT-30 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron P4600 and Turion 64 MT-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.