Celeron M 550 vs U3400

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronCeleron M
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date24 May 2010 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.06 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s533 MHz
Multiplier8no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288no data
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA+-
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
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550 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 U3400 and Celeron M 550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron U3400 and Celeron M 550.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 U3400 516
+11%
Celeron M 550 465

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 30 Watt

Celeron U3400 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

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