Intel Celeron 2.20

Intel Celeron 2.20 is a desktop processor from Intel's NetBurst family, carrying the Northwood codename and belonging to the Celeron (Northwood) generation. The specification sheet lists one core, one thread, a 2.20 GHz base clock, and no boost clock. Cache is listed as 8 KB of L1 and 128 KB of L2, with no L3 recorded. The CPU uses the Intel Socket 478 interface, is built on a 130nm process at Intel, and was released on 2002-11-19. Production status is end-of-life, and the record contains no benchmark scores and no nearest-rival entries.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals field is empty. As a result, the database provides no peer CPU names, no comparison scores, and no deltaPct values for this processor. That absence removes the usual first step of comparison: anchoring the part against specific alternatives. The only global positioning signal is the percentileVsAllCpus value of 50. That is a median placement in the overall CPU distribution. Taken alone, it would suggest a part sitting squarely in the middle of the pack. However, the corresponding avgBenchmarkScore is 0, and the benchmarks array is empty. A percentile with no underlying score distribution cannot be used to make a strength claim. In practical terms, this processor's rank relative to any named rival is undefined.

The record cannot support statements such as "faster than" or "slower than" because the comparative data fields are not populated. There is no competitor paragraph to write for a named rival. The only comparison-related fact is the empty nearestRivals list itself. No per-rival commentary can be produced from a dataset that includes none. Each conclusion below is therefore drawn from the listed specifications rather than from measured rivalry.

Platform and Compatibility

The platform begins with Intel Socket 478, the only socket listed, so any board must accept that interface. The processor is not multiplier unlocked, which means the 2.20 GHz base clock is not adjustable through the multiplier. Memory support spans DDR1 and DDR2. No memory bus width or bandwidth figures are present in the record. ECC memory is not supported. The CPU has no on-package integrated graphics; graphics are instead listed as a chipset feature available on certain motherboards. PCIe is not listed, so the expansion interface is not defined in this dataset.

The part number is SL6SX, and the production status is end-of-life. The architecture is NetBurst, with a 130nm process node, 55 million transistors, and a 146 mm² die; Intel is the listed foundry. For an upgrade path, the data only constrains the socket and the absence of an unlocked multiplier. Another chip using the same Socket 478 interface would be the only class of replacement suggested by the record, but no specific compatible models are provided. The market segment is Desktop, and the release date of 2002-11-19 places it in an older platform generation. The memory support for DDR1 and DDR2 defines the RAM types that a system around this CPU could accept, while the lack of ECC support narrows server-style memory use.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmark data layer is empty. The benchmarks array has no entries, so there are no scores to present for this CPU. Without scores, the database contains no deltaPct values against any rival, and no percentage faster or slower statements can be computed. The single benchmark-related value in the record is avgBenchmarkScore, set to 0. A 0 average score generally indicates the absence of normalized measured results rather than a literal performance of zero, but the dataset does not provide further explanation.

The percentileVsAllCpus value of 50 is the only comparative statistic. It places the processor exactly at the midpoint of the database's distribution of all CPUs. Because the average benchmark score is 0, that percentile cannot be tied to a positive measured throughput in this record. The benchmark section for this part is therefore defined by empty fields rather than by results. From the specification side, the performance ceiling is set by one core, one thread, and 2.20 GHz. L1 is 8 KB and L2 is 128 KB, with no L3 recorded. The processor operates at a fixed base clock because boost clock is null. These are the only numeric performance attributes in the record, so no exact benchmark delta can be stated.

Who Should Consider It

Because no benchmark scores exist, the record does not provide a measured basis for recommending this CPU for any workload class. The recommendation must be read from the specification fields. One core and one thread make it a single-logical-processor part. A workload that is compiled or scheduled across multiple threads would not gain parallel execution from this chip. For creation workloads such as rendering or compositing, the absence of additional threads is the primary limit; the data shows no second core and no second thread. For gaming, there are no scores in the record, so no frame-rate or responsiveness conclusion can be made. For office tasks, the underlying operations are often single-threaded, but the record does not quantify how this processor would handle those tasks.

The hardware is more plausibly suited to a desktop system built around a legacy Socket 478 platform, especially one requiring DDR1 or DDR2 memory. It could serve as a compatible processor in such a board, but the end-of-life status and the lack of measured results mean the database gives no confidence interval. The strongest statement the data allows is that this part is a single-thread, fixed-clock, Socket 478 desktop CPU, so any use case would need to fit entirely within one thread. The absence of scores is a reason to look for other entries elsewhere in the database, but the record does not name those entries.

Power and Thermals

TDP is listed as 73W. That is the only power-related figure in the record. A 73W TDP class is a quantifiable cooling requirement: the thermal solution must dissipate that amount of heat at the listed operating condition. The processor has no boost clock, so there is no higher frequency state listed to push power beyond the base 2.20 GHz point. The multiplier is locked, which also reduces the possibility of a user increasing the multiplier to raise power significantly. The process node of 130nm and die size of 146 mm² provide the physical context: this is a 55-million-transistor die on Intel's 130nm process.

A single-core chip in that fabrication class with a 73W TDP sits in a moderate power band. It does not suggest exotic cooling. A conventional air cooler should be sufficient for this TDP level, though the record does not specify cooler dimensions, fan speed, or heatsink requirements. For any thermal analysis, the absence of a boost clock is the key structural fact. The chip's frequency is fixed, so heat output at load is tied to one clock state rather than a range of states. The end-of-life production status means any thermal solution would be part of a legacy platform rather than an actively growing ecosystem.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

Core count is 1, and thread count is 1. These two numbers define the behavioral split. There is no second core and no second thread to invoke in multi-threaded scenarios. Therefore, "multi-thread performance" is not a separate attribute; any multi-threaded workload is serialized onto the same one thread. The base clock of 2.20 GHz is the sole frequency anchor because boost clock is null. A single-thread workload can use that entire 2.20 GHz budget, but there is no concurrent second thread to hide latency.

The cache structure further narrows the working set: 8 KB of L1 and 128 KB of L2. There is no L3 cache field filled in, so the data lists only two levels of cache. Applications with working sets larger than the listed L2 will need to reach DDR1 or DDR2 system memory, with no bandwidth number recorded. NetBurst is the architecture, and Northwood is the codename. The single-thread side of the record is complete: one thread at 2.20 GHz with a small two-level cache. The multi-thread side does not exist as a separate capability because the processor cannot present more than one thread to the operating system.

In single-thread versus multi-thread terms, the conclusion is unambiguous. All execution is single-threaded. The one thread is the only resource the OS scheduler sees, so the processor cannot participate in a parallel speedup. This behavior is not a deficiency relative to measured rivals, because no rival measurements exist; it is simply the complete structural story from the specification fields. The data shows a CPU that is fixed at 2.20 GHz, locked, single-core, single-thread, and supported by only 8 KB of L1 and 128 KB of L2 cache.