Intel Celeron M P4600 vs Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M P4600 and Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 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.

Intel Celeron M P4600

Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M P4600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 89% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.06 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 784 vs 393
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 846 vs 392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2010 vs 27 July 2006
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.06 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	784 vs 393
PassMark - CPU mark	846 vs 392

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 698 vs 301
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1075 vs 556

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	698 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1075 vs 556

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M P4600
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

784

393

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

846

392

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

698

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

556

1075

Name	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core 2 Duo U7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	784	393
PassMark - CPU mark	846	392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	698
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	556	1075

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core 2 Duo U7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Merom
Launch date	1 October 2010	27 July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$86
Place in performance rating	2877	2870
Processor Number	P4600	U7500
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	1.06 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz	533 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	382 million	291 million
VID voltage range		0.80V-0.975V
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	1
Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA988	PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	10 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)