Intel Celeron M P4600 vs Intel Core i3-370M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M P4600 and Intel Core i3-370M 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron M P4600

Intel Core i3-370M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M P4600

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later

Launch date	1 October 2010 vs 10 January 2010

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-370M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 976 vs 801
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1168 vs 877
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 343 vs 301
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 750 vs 556

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	976 vs 801
PassMark - CPU mark	1168 vs 877
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	343 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	750 vs 556

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M P4600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-370M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

801

976

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

877

1168

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

343

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

556

750

Name	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core i3-370M
PassMark - Single thread mark	801	976
PassMark - CPU mark	877	1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	556	750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.175

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core i3-370M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Arrandale
Launch date	1 October 2010	10 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$245
Place in performance rating	2887	3126
Processor Number	P4600	i3-370M
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$39.96
Value for money (0-100)		14.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	382 million	382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	667 MHz	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	PGA988	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16	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	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)