Intel Celeron 550 vs Intel Core i7-920XM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 550 and Intel Core i7-920XM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 550

  • Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 955 vs 458
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 955 vs 458

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-920XM

  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1022 vs 662
  • 5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1950 vs 334
  • Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1383 vs 918
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1022 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark 1950 vs 334
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1383 vs 918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 550
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-920XM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
662
1022
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
334
1950
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
955
458
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
918
1383
Name Intel Celeron 550 Intel Core i7-920XM
PassMark - Single thread mark 662 1022
PassMark - CPU mark 334 1950
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 955 458
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 918 1383

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron 550 Intel Core i7-920XM

Essentials

Architecture codename Merom Clarksfield
Launch date Q3'06 23 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2543 2537
Processor Number 550 i7-920XM
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $1,054
Price now $399.95
Value for money (0-100) 2.78

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 143 mm2 296 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Number of cores 1 4
Transistor count 291 million 774 million
VID voltage range 0.95V-1.30V
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
L3 cache 8196 KB
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz
Number of threads 8

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 35mm x 35mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PPGA478, PBGA479 PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt 55 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8