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.

Intel Celeron 550

Intel Core i7-920XM

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