Intel Celeron M U3600 vs Intel Core i5-450M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M U3600 and Intel Core i5-450M 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M U3600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 899 vs 376
  • Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1483 vs 785
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 December 2010 vs 1 June 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 899 vs 376
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1483 vs 785

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-450M

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 122% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1045 vs 523
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1239 vs 579
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.66 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L3 cache 3072 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1045 vs 523
PassMark - CPU mark 1239 vs 579

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M U3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-450M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
523
1045
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
579
1239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
899
376
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1483
785
Name Intel Celeron M U3600 Intel Core i5-450M
PassMark - Single thread mark 523 1045
PassMark - CPU mark 579 1239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 899 376
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1483 785

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron M U3600 Intel Core i5-450M

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Arrandale
Launch date 18 December 2010 1 June 2010
Place in performance rating 2622 2636
Processor Number U3600 i5-450M
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $32
Price now $31.95
Value for money (0-100) 19.49

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.20 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
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 1.2 GHz 2.66 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 382 million 382 million
L1 cache 128 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 12.8 GB/s 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800 DDR3 800/1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 166 MHz 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 500 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 BGA 34mm x 28mm rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported BGA1288 PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 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)