Intel A100 vs Intel Celeron 420

Comparative analysis of Intel A100 and Intel Celeron 420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel A100

Intel Celeron 420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel A100

11.7x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 420

Around 167% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 0.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 0.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel A100
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 420

Name	Intel A100	Intel Celeron 420
PassMark - Single thread mark		471
PassMark - CPU mark		235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		834

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel A100	Intel Celeron 420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stealey	Conroe
Launch date	June 2007	June 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	2728
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$23
Price now		$39.99
Processor Number		420
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.31
Performance
Die size	66 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	0.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	176 million	105 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		60 °C
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 437	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)