Advantages: Cheap processor
Disadvantages: Slow, small cache,

...I have mixed experiences with these processors, In comparison to AMD's chips, Im afraid Celeron processors do not compare. My AMD K6-2/450 which worked without fault, was sold and replaced with a Celeron 533Mhz which at the time was of similar cost. Celeron processors were at the time rated quite highly however in comparison to AMD's 450, Graphical benchmarks, Gameplay, High Quality Video files, processor benchmarks all showed a great deal of a decrease in performance with the celeron. The Celeron runs on a 66mhz bus speed which greatly reduces performance in comparison to processors running at 100mhz bus. Celeron processors are known for thier ability to be overclocked which can greatly improve performance however this greatly dependant on which mainboard you choose. Increasing the Memory from 64mb to 128mb made a noticable... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap,reliable
Disadvantages: not for graphics, or design application

...If you want to to build a low-cost but reliable system, the Intel Celeron chip is always the chip I consider using in comparison with all the other chip like AMD or etc . The celeron is fast enough to watch DVD from the computer write application have multiboot system. Play games etc. From the other hand if you using graphics packages or design programm don't go for celeron Dot think about the money buy a PIII which is more fast in this kind of application. But ofcourse is much more expensive. I can also recomend overclocking the celeron which is safe, Intel know about they first use to overclocking the DX2 33 to 66Mz. But however the decision is yours.... Read review

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Advantages: cutting edge speed for bargain price
Disadvantages: non

...the amd duron is an excellent choice for anyone thinking of upgrading it has cutting edge speed at budget prices and beats intels celeron and celeron flipchip with ease it is an excellent processor for gamers as i got a score of 5,333 in 3dmark 2000 i found this cpu to be very stable and worked well with all hardware i tried with it which most processor can definetly not do like the celeron crashes with a lot of glide games. so if you want give the amd duron a try it definetly gives celeron a run for its money.... Read review

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Advantages: Very Overclockable
Disadvantages: Small cahce

...A 9.0x multiplier is about as far as you can go with a Celeron to acheive the much respected 100Mhz FSB and therefore acheive 900Mhz in the case of the Celeron 2 600e. DO NOT BUY A CELERON 2 633, 667 OR 700 IF YOU WANT TO OVERCLOCK THEM 100MHZ FSB. Their multipliers are too high unless you are going to liquid cool them!!! It has to be said that the 0.18 micron die etch has been a god send for overclocking but when the multiplier starts to get silly, atainable overclocking on a locked bus is crazy, hence my suggested max of a Celeron 600e if you're thinking of clocking your new Celeron.... Read review

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Advantages: decent gaming chip, good allround performer
Disadvantages: way too expensive compared to the opposition, older technology

...There was once a time when the Celeron served a very good purpose. This is because it was the only chip which served the purpose of bridging the gap between the Cyrix MII/AMD K6-2 at the low end and the Athlon/PIII at the highend. However this is no longer the case as AMD have released the Duron to compete with the Celeron. Now for those who dont know, the Duron is released as a competitor for Intels Celeron and VIA's Cyrix III. This is all good and proper until we look at the prices. Based on benchmarks the Duron is a little quicker than the Celeron which is fine as the Celeron is a year or so old now. However the problem is that for equivalent clock speeds (remember the Duron is quicker clock for clock), the Celeron at 667 is around £140-00 and yet for this price you can pick up a Duron 800 and still have £25-00 left in your pocket... Read review

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