whAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CELRON AND PENTIUM ?

Question

Could any one one make me clear about the difference between celron and pentium processor ???

Thanks

ROHIT

Answer 1

Basically, the Celeron is the same thing as the Pentium but it doesn't have the cache. Or has less cache. Cache (pronounced cash) is the amount of memory on the die of the chip. Like the memory is stored on the CPU itself so it takes up some transistors. It's faster than having the CPU access your RAM, so it improves performance. The more cache you have, the more speed you gain. There are different levels of cache too. L1 cache is on the chip itself, L2 cache is off the chip. The L2 cache is usually a special SIMM that intalls to a special processor-direct bus on the motherboard.

So the Celeron is a "crippled" Pentium...C in Celeron means low-Cost, hehehe

Answer 2

Celeron is the low-performance, budget-priced Intel chip. Most later-model Celeron's can be regarded as "Pentium lite" CPUs -- similar architecture with inferior performance. That said, they suffice for most activities, except multimedia and gaming.

Try this article:

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question268.htm

Answer 3

celeron cpu has 128 KB L2 cache or 256 KB in celeron D
but pentium has 512 KB L2 cache
that cache make cpu faster