Info From Intel

• Coppermine128 core made with 0.18 micron technology

• 32KB L1 cache (16KB for data and 16KB for instructions)

• 128KB integrated on-die L2 cache working at the full processor frequency (256bit Advanced Transfer Cache)

• Advanced System Buffering

• SSE SIMD-instructions

• 370pin FC-PGA Socket-370 CPU interface

• GTL+ system bus working at 66MHz

• 1.65V core voltage

Get great performance and value for your personal computing and the quality and reliability you expect from the Intel Inside® brand with Intel® CeleronTM processors now available at 700 MHz for both desktop and Mobile.

Whether you use today's applications at home, the office or on the road, there's an Intel Celeron processor that fits both your performance needs and your budget.

The Tualatin core

The Celeron moved up a stage to the new Tualatin core recently, the same one used in the P4's. There is not too much change from the previous versions though except for the fact its made on the .13 micron production. Also with this the voltage is lower and the power consumption is also lower.

The Intel Celeron has always been the budget chip from Intel. With this breed of Celeron you get a PIII core. The PIII core is given to the Celeron because these PIII's are not fully working. Because of certain aspects in fabrication, the cache on these chips don't always work. When a PIII comes through that only has half of its cache working (128k) it is marketed as a Celeron. Not bad for the consumer and also it prevents extra waste at Intel. The cache or lack of it can harm some applications but for the most of us the Celeron is a perfectly worthy chip. On the downside though the Duron is still quicker and cheaper. 

The Celerons now because of the PIII core come with SSE instructions and  .18 Micron Technology. Despite being often referred to as the Celeron II, Intel has not used this as its official name, it is still a Celeron and nothing else, apart from being a little better that is.

Technical Features

How does the Celeron live up to the other Processors on the market? what are the relative specs like? find out with our CPU Comparison Guide.

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