Intel Celeron M P4600 vs Intel Core i5-520M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M P4600 and Intel Core i5-520M 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron M P4600

Intel Core i5-520M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M P4600

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

Launch date	1 October 2010 vs 4 January 2010

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-520M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% higher maximum memory size: 8.3 GB vs 8 GB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1093 vs 801
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1726 vs 877
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 408 vs 301
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 868 vs 556

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	8.3 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1093 vs 801
PassMark - CPU mark	1726 vs 877
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	408 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	868 vs 556

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M P4600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-520M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

801

1093

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

877

1726

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

408

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

556

868

Name	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core i5-520M
PassMark - Single thread mark	801	1093
PassMark - CPU mark	877	1726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	556	868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		19.231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.69
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.328

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M P4600	Intel Core i5-520M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Arrandale
Launch date	1 October 2010	4 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$225
Place in performance rating	2887	3111
Processor Number	P4600	i5-520M
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.97
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	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.93 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	8.3 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	667 MHz	766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		766 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, BGA1288
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)