Celeron P4600 vs i7-640M
Aggregate performance score
i7-640M outperforms Celeron P4600 by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2231 | 2814 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Westmere (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 13 September 2010 (14 years ago) | 28 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $346 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 21 | 15 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 382 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA1288,PGA988 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| PAE | 36 Bit | 36 Bit |
| FDI | + | + |
| Fast Memory Access | + | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 766 MHz | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.34 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 13 September 2010 | 28 March 2010 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
i7-640M has a 143.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more threads.
The Core i7-640M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron P4600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-640M and Celeron P4600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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