What's the difference between Celeron M and Core 2 Duo processors?

Question

I'm heading off to college soon and Vaio laptops caught my eye. However, I got confused when it came to choosing a processor because a Celeron M Processor 440 (1.86GHz) cost $180 less than a Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83GHz). Don't they have basically the same speed? What makes the Core 2 Duo so much better?

Answer 1

Core 2 duo means that it actually has 2 processing chips( in your case, both clocked at 1.83) so you multiply that by 2 and your actually speed is around 3.66 under normal circumstances. While the Celeron M is just single core, while the M standing for mobile (usually already equipped with a wireless card).

Answer 2

A celeron M Processor is basically, a single-core centrino-based Intel Processor, a Dual-Core, as it's name implies, has two processor (or core) on a single chip. The Core 2 Duo has an edge over the Celeron-M as it has double the processing speed the latter has (each core contains 1.83 GHz in the case of the T5600).

Answer 3

The Celeron is Intel's low end processor, essentially those that don't bin out at higher speeds.

The Core 2 Duo is just that: 2 core processors working in parallel, usually with more cache.

If performance isn't much of an issue, the Celeron should suffice.

Answer 4

Celeron M is a low-powered version of Celeron, the low-end CPU (where as Pentium, and now, Core, is the mainstream stuff). Core 2 Duo is a dual-processor CPU so the low clockspeed is somewhat deceiving. It's a MUCH better CPU than the other.

Answer 5

The Core 2 Duo is based on a newer architecture so it accomplishes more work per clock cycle, plus it has more cache which further increases performance, plus it has two processing cores whereas the Celeron M only has one.

Answer 6

they the two have 2 cores however the middle 2 Duo's have a various center layout making them swifter than their predecessors and so as that they have got a miles better FSB velocity additionally the middle Duo sequence lacks 64bit help besides as different advantageous properties the money sizes are additionally diverse

Answer 7

well when you go for a core 2 duo you get two internal processors. . . . .thus its faster. . . . .i have a core 2 duo and i've compared it with my friend's celeron . . . .i'd ask you to go for it . . .. . .(the core2 duo that is)