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).

 

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 2875 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)