Celeron processors

liam_h

Hi all,

Have Intel improved their Celeron processors, or should they still be avoided and spend a bit more on the next range up?

Thanks

gonzo127

depends on what your needs are, they will do everything any other CPU will do but not overly shocking is that they will generally be slower than a more expensive processor

karl-123

celeron are part of the same intel family of chips with a reduced cache,:o
i built my son a desktop pc with a msi atx board, and a saphire graphics card,:o
i used the e3300 dual core celeron it was £35 i think at ebuyer last year,:o
its been updated now with another model but its a mighty fine chip,buddy,:D
i overclocked it from 2.5 ghz to 3.8ghz by increasing the fsb in the bios from 200 to around 260,there abouts,:o
its been fine for 18 months its used every day, the cpu fan is the bog standard supplied one,intels cheapo,cpu fans are better then amd,
cpuid`s hardware monitor only reported a couple of degrees centigrade,increase in heat at idle,
(because the multiplier on the chip was locked, i had to overclock the fsb of the board)
i would never use a cut down chip on a laptop *****:mad:
but saying that i am typing this post on a acer aspire timelinex 3820tz, which has a p6100 which is an i3 with a cut down cache, or so i am told , a celeron " if you like " and it runs lovely, tatty bye karl...:A

UncleZen

There are 4 key parts of a processor
- Speed
- Cores
- FSB Speed
- Cache
Here is a simplistic overview:
Speed - the speed at which the CPU can perform tasks, the faster the better
Cores - the number of cores the CPU has, the more the better
FSB Speed - the front-side-bus speed, the speed at which the processor communicates to the external world, the faster the better
Cache - the hardest to explain, the amount of buffereing between the cores and the outside world, the more the better

Mista_C

Celeron's are fine for every day run-of-the-mill usage but don't expect them to run anything intensive (CAD progs and the like) very well and don't expect them to offer exceptional performance speed, especially for multi-tasking. Celeron's are the CPU equivalent of a Shire horse, slow but sure.

If you're an office/internet/email person you shouldn't really have any problems.

esuhl

UncleZen wrote: »

FSB Speed - the front-side-bus speed, the speed at which the processor communicates to the external world, the faster the better

Bear in mind that not all processors use the front-side bus architecture.

Neither my old AMD 3600+ CPU (from a PC I built ~6 years ago) nor my (2 year old) Intel Core i7 CPU utilise a FSB.

spannerzone

As others have said, the more recent Celeron's are pretty fair performers for everyday tasks .... I'd probably say the exceptions being the single core variety that are still around such as the Celeron 900 and 925 - while they're ok for basic tasks I personally feel you're better off getting a dual core (or more) CPU these days.

If you can find a model number then do a search for the performance of it before buying.

paddyrg

Celery Processors - they're the 'Tesco Value' range ;-)

free4440273

paddyrg wrote: »

Celery Processors - they're the 'Tesco Value' range ;-)

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