Intel Celeron M 575 vs Intel Pentium M 725

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M 575 and Intel Pentium M 725 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Celeron M 575

Intel Pentium M 725

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 575

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Launch date	1 June 2008 vs June 2004
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 725

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 31 Watt

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 31 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M 575	Intel Pentium M 725
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Dothan
Launch date	1 June 2008	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$86
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	575	725
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	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	667 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	87 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	667 MHz	400 MHz
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1	1
Transistor count	291 million	144 million
VID voltage range	0.95-1.30V	0.988V-1.340V
L1 cache		32 KB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	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)