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Whats the difference between “Centrino” and a Pentium-M?

April 26, 2017centrino difference pentium-m

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Whats the difference between “Centrino” and a Pentium-M?

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The Pentium-M is the actual processor chip, whereas “Centrino Mobile Technology” is merely the term for a combonation for the Intel 845/855GM or 900/915GM motherboard chipset, Pentium-M processor, and Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG or 2915ABG wireless cards. “Centrino” is not a piece of hardware or software in and of itself. Note that Celeron-M processors, even if combined with the proper motherboard and wireless card, do NOT qualify as Centrino Mobile Technology, despite the architectural similarities. Not that that really matters. I’ll continue to add more information here as I think of it.