Difference Between Intel Celeron & Pentium Dual Core
The Intel Celeron and Pentium Dual Core are members of different families of computer processing units: Celeron a single-core processor; the Pentium Dual Core is a multi-core CPU. They have additional differences.
History
Intel Corp. introduced the first member of the Pentium Dual-Core family in 2007. The first member of the Celeron family made its debut nearly 10 years earlier, in 1998.
Intel Celeron
The older Celeron family is inferior to the Pentium Dual Core in nearly every aspect. The processing speed ranges from 266 MHz to 2800 MHz, much slower than the average Pentium Dual Core. The Celeron ranges in FSB speeds from 66 Mhz to 1066 MHz, comparable to the Dual Core. The Celeron is comprised of a wide array of models that vary in socket types, including Slot 1, Socket 370, Socket 478, Socket 495 and Socket 775. The family also has lower L2 cache capabilities, with models that have anywhere from 0 MB cache sizes to those with 1 MB cache sizes.
Pentium Dual Core
Similar to the Celeron, the Pentium Dual Core is comprised of both mobile and desktop CPUs. The Dual Core family varies between 1.3 GHz and 3.06 GHz processing speed. It also has L2 cache sizes between 1 and 2 MB. While the Celeron may have comparable FSB speeds, the average Dual Core processor is much faster, with FSB capabilities of 533 MHz to 1066 MHz. The Pentium Dual Core is also made up of a variety of socket types, including Socket M, Socket P, Socket 775 and Socket 1156.
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