Intel Celeron 550 vs Intel Pentium M 715

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 550 and Intel Pentium M 715 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, 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 Celeron 550

Intel Pentium M 715

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 550

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 715

3.9x lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 31 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 31 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 550
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 715

Name	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Pentium M 715
PassMark - Single thread mark	662
PassMark - CPU mark	334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Pentium M 715
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Dothan
Launch date	Q3'06	June 2004
Place in performance rating	2554	not rated
Processor Number	550	715
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.50 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	87 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	291 million	144 million
VID voltage range	0.95V-1.30V	0.988V-1.340V
Front-side bus (FSB)		400 MHz
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		2048 KB
Maximum frequency		1.5 GHz
Number of threads		1
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478, PBGA479	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt	7.5 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)