Intel Core i9-10900K vs Intel Celeron M 925

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10900K and Intel Celeron M 925 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-10900K

Intel Celeron M 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900K

9 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 1
19 more threads: 20 vs 1
Around 130% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm

Number of cores	10 vs 1
Number of threads	20 vs 1
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 925

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU 2: Intel Celeron M 925

Name	Intel Core i9-10900K	Intel Celeron M 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	3118
PassMark - CPU mark	22562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10900K	Intel Celeron M 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Penryn
Launch date	Q2'20	1 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$488 - $499	$70
Place in performance rating	525	not rated
Processor Number	i9-10900K	925
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	800 MHz FSB
L3 cache	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	10	1
Number of threads	20	1
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC5
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.30 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015D
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)