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    How fast are Celeron 420 1.6Ghz ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jagged, Jul 23, 2006.

  1. jagged

    jagged Notebook Consultant

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    I see many entry level Core Duo laptops with this Celeron option and I'm curious how it performs. Anyone has a laptop with Celeron 420? How fast is it compared to say a Pentium M 1.6Ghz?

    I'm planning to buy some laptops for the office mainly for internet and MS office use so budget is prime concern ($600-800). There are business notebook offerings with this from HP/Compaq and IBM so I'm interested in this.

    Thanks!
     
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    It's probably close in performance to a 1.6GHz Pentium M, a bit slower.

    The Celeron M's are essentially older Pentium Ms with half the cache and no power management (SpeedStep).
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 23, 2006
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  3. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    i think that these are Yonah based celeron, the 400 series. There not dual core, and have a 1 Mb cache, but they are good value.

    As Chaz has said, they don't have any power management, so may not be all that good with battery life. Compared with a Pentium M, it's probably a bit slower, because of its 400 Mhz bus, and its smaller cache.
     
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  4. jagged

    jagged Notebook Consultant

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    I see...so even if the Celeron 420 is newer, does it mean I'll be better off with a Pentium M 1.6 if price is the same?
     
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    Yup thats better. The pecking order is Core Duo + Turion X2 > Pentium M + Turion 64 > Celeron + Sempron.
     
    _radditz_, Jul 23, 2006
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