AMD A8-3800 vs Intel Celeron E3300

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3800 and Intel Celeron E3300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A8-3800

Intel Celeron E3300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 967
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2049 vs 795
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 308
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 541

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs August 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 967
PassMark - CPU mark	2049 vs 795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 541

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3800
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1066

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2049

795

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

308

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

541

Name	AMD A8-3800	Intel Celeron E3300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066	967
PassMark - CPU mark	2049	795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184	541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.305

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3800	Intel Celeron E3300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2011	August 2009
Place in performance rating	2751	2766
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$70
Price now		$57.38
Processor Number		E3300
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.09
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring