Celeron M 520 vs Mobile Pentium 4 532
Aggregate performance score
Mobile Pentium 4 532 outperforms Celeron M 520 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Pentium 4 532 and Celeron M 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3165 | 3304 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mobile Pentium 4 | Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 0.26 | 0.47 |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Pentium 4 532 and Celeron M 520 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.95V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Pentium 4 532 and Celeron M 520 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.
| Socket | no data | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 88 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Pentium 4 532 and Celeron M 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Mobile Pentium 4 532 and Celeron M 520 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 Mobile Pentium 4 532 and Celeron M 520 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 0.15 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 88 Watt | 30 Watt |
Mobile Pentium 4 532 has a 60% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron M 520, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 193.3% lower power consumption.
The Mobile Pentium 4 532 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 520 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Pentium 4 532 and Celeron M 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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