How good/bad are Celeron processors?

Nope. The 2 different dies thing is also for Pentium Dual cores. They are 2 cores on a single die. C2d is 2 cores on their own separate dies

Intel core 2 quad is like running 2x pentium dual cores.

AMD quad core is like running 2x core 2 duos

you can't actually compare them like that but you get what i mean (i hope)
 
Silverlight said:
C2d is 2 cores on their own separate dies
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Wikipedia disagrees.

The single- and dual-core models are single-die, whereas the quad-core models comprise of two dies, each containing two cores
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2

This blog as well.

The main difference between these two types is that: in Duo Core/Core 2 Processors, two cores reside in one single chip/die. Unlike Pentium D: where each processor resided in a separate chip/die.
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http://www.a1newspapers.com/blog/20...n-pentium-d-duo-core-and-core2duo-processors/

You seem to have your facts reversed ;)
 
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Looks like a lot of people still have tainted memories of the old Celerons, and haven't bothered to see what they're like nowadays. They're not too bad; reasonably priced, and you can get a Celeron E1400 which is essentially a 2GHz dual-core processor based on the Intel Core architecture. I've used one, and there was no performance problem with it.

(Personally, I'd still spend a couple of extra hundred to get a Pentium E5200 or whatever, but hey, at the bottom end the Celeron is decent).
 
Running an Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.80GHz on my laptop atm - wished it had a bit more oomph, but it's fine for now.

Best to go for a good Intel CPU and forget about having a Celeron.
 
I can vouch for that , my old lappie (Celeron , Acer Travelmate 2450 , 512mb Ram . Is seriously slow , compared to my little AAO150 netbook .
 
Celeron 2.2Ghz on my lappie, runs everything fine, Office, Movies, music...
I've got a good PC for gaming, HD etc.

I've got a 2.0Ghz Dual Celeron, runs great, its faster than the fastest Pentium 4 so
 
It's not hard to understand. Dual core just means the processor has two cores. Whether it's amd nor intel, whether it's single die or separate dies. Dual core means two cores. That's it.

core2duo is just the type of processor that is.

Oh and celerons are crap.
 
I have a Celeron on my one notebook, and it is fine for doing basic office work. I run everything I need to run a business off it....
 
The_Techie said:
Wikipedia disagrees.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2

This blog as well.



http://www.a1newspapers.com/blog/20...n-pentium-d-duo-core-and-core2duo-processors/

You seem to have your facts reversed ;)
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Thank you, I knew my memory isn't degenerating as such a fast pace.

And to clarify one thing, Pentium D's do not equal Pentium Dual Cores.

Those Pentuim Ds are two Pentium 4 slapped together, pentium Dual Cores are the same as Core2Duos.

And the old celerons do suck, not the conroe based ones though, they're just core2duos with one core and measily amount of cache, suffice for most office work...though personally I wouldnt buy one :p
 
celeron 2.4 vs Q6600 2.4
celeron takes 1:45 mins converting a video clip whereas
Q6600 takes 0:15 mins with exactly same video sample
both PC's had fresh windows installed
 
ok, lets put this shyte straight...

Core2 duo vs Pentium dual core-
Nothing really, Intel just released the e5200 and called it a Pentium dual core to show that it's not the fastest, but also not the slowest... Marketing jargon... They reserved the core 2 duo for the E6xxx-E8xxx. They all use the same architecture, basically anything with an "E" (eg E8400) is a dual core, that uses the core2duo architecture. However why they call the E5200 a Pentium is the cache size and FSB.

So, to the new celerons, basically, they use core2duo architecture, HOWEVER, they have small caches and run on the older 800mhz FSB. The celerons are further retarded but limiting their clock speeds to a maximum of 2.4ghz.
Now in essence, by dropping the core's cache to 512kb (on the dual core and single core), the processor has to use the FSB to gather the information, however, since it's at 800mhz, that is also retarded, thus the processor is pretty bad at applications that use cache (which is a lot of things, but for word processing, general usage, interwebz, music etc it's fine, as soon as you try game, video edit, video encode etc it sucks).

So to sum it up anything with Q=quad core (for intel) anything with E=dual core (for intel, no matter if it's a celeron or pentium, this "E" shows the progression of processors as previously we had Pentium "D" which was single core).
What makes the celeron slow is the cache size, which isn't a train smash if you just want a laptop to do things like web browsing, music, movies(you not gonna have the movie jutter etc) and so on. But if you wanna play games, use photoshop, video encode etc then avoid the celeron...

Honestly, a laptop should be used as a portable device where you do your work on, buy shyte for the web, do general stuff on it while away from the desktop... you shouldn't be aiming to video edit etc.


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How much do you have to spend on the laptop? I mean, we all could help you :)
 
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well i bought a hp athlon x2 for R5000 same price most celerons are going for, hi-fi usually sells it on the first page of their ads, usually bundled or stand alone. Java cafe is selling it for R4700 now. Suits my needs, just need to get more ram, use it for internet and gaming, very happy so far.
 
Nameite said:
And the old celerons do suck, not the conroe based ones though, they're just core2duos with one core and measily amount of cache, suffice for most office work...though personally I wouldnt buy one :p
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So they're Core Solos then with less cache, right?
 
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