Intel Celeron M P4600 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M P4600 and Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron M P4600

Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M P4600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 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: 32 nm vs 45 nm

Launch date	1 October 2010 vs 20 August 2008
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1178 vs 301
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1888 vs 556

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1178 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1888 vs 556

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M P4600
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

1178

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

556

1888

Name	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300
PassMark - Single thread mark	784
PassMark - CPU mark	846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	1178
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	556	1888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.049

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Penryn
Launch date	1 October 2010	20 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$284
Place in performance rating	2876	2880
Processor Number	P4600	SL9300
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz	1066 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6134 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	382 million	410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	PGA988	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)