Intel Celeron N2920 vs Intel Pentium M 1.50

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N2920 and Intel Pentium M 1.50 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron N2920

Intel Pentium M 1.50

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N2920

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 9 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 130 nm
14x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 24.5 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 552 vs 460
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 950 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 December 2013 vs March 2003
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	224 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 24.5 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	552 vs 460
PassMark - CPU mark	950 vs 366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N2920
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.50

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

950

366

Name	Intel Celeron N2920	Intel Pentium M 1.50
PassMark - Single thread mark	552	460
PassMark - CPU mark	950	366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.016
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.508
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1385
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.86

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N2920	Intel Pentium M 1.50
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Banias
Launch date	1 December 2013	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	3070	3067
Processor Number	N2920
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Die size		83 mm2
Transistor count		77 million
VID voltage range		0.956-1.484V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1066	DDR1, DDR2
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	313 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	844 MHz
Graphics max frequency	844 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	35mm x 35mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.5 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt	24.5 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0
Total number of SATA ports	2
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)