What is the difference between ULV and CULV?

[thebestalive1]

what is the difference between ULV and CULV? And how can a 1.3 GHz processor run fast (most laptops are like this if it has ULV processor) ?!?!? and im probably just a computer noob so explain plz LOLZ....

 

[WR2]

No difference. Consumer ULVs (CULV) is the marketing trend of Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) CPUs entering the mainstream market.
In terms of computing power/speed and size/features they are somewhere between Netbooks and mainstream laptops.

 

[WR2]

Passmark CPU benchmark scores

NetBook
Atom N270 1.60GHz = 313
Intel Atom N450 1.66Ghz = 320

CULV Single Core
AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 1.6Ghz = 391
Celeron M ULV 743 1.3 GHz = 484

CULV Dual Core
Pentium SU4100 1.3 GHz = 986
Core2 Duo U9600 1.60GHz = 1115

Mainstream Laptop Dual Core
Pentium Dual-Core T4400 2.20GHz = 1566
Core2 Duo T9600 2.80GHz = 2010

Desktop CPUs
C2D E8400 3.0Ghz = 2219
AMD Athlon II X4 630 2.8Ghz = 3335
Core i5 750 2.66Ghz = 4210

 

[thebestalive1]

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