Intel Core i5-520M vs Intel Celeron M 560

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-520M and Intel Celeron M 560 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-520M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.13 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: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Launch date 4 January 2010 vs 1 May 2008
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 560

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-520M
CPU 2: Intel Celeron M 560

Name Intel Core i5-520M Intel Celeron M 560
PassMark - Single thread mark 1093
PassMark - CPU mark 1726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 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 Core i5-520M Intel Celeron M 560

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Merom
Launch date 4 January 2010 1 May 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Place in performance rating 3111 not rated
Price now $69.99
Processor Number i5-520M 560
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.97
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.13 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 1024 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz 2.13 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 4 1
Transistor count 382 million 291 million
VID voltage range 0.95V-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8.3 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 766 MHz
Graphics max frequency 766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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
Package Size rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported PGA988, BGA1288 PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 31 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)