Celeron M 925 vs i7-660UM

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2670not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Celeron M
Power efficiency4.23no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date24 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$317$70

Detailed specifications

Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925 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)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81+144 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925 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
SocketBGA1288PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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

Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925 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 Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925 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 Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925. 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
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 May 2010 1 January 2011
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 35 Watt

i7-660UM has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

Celeron M 925, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-660UM and Celeron M 925. We've got no test results to judge.

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