AMD Athlon II M300 vs Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M300 and Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II M300

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M300

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 776 vs 728
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 236 vs 219
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 447 vs 377

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs 1 May 2009
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	776 vs 728
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	236 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	447 vs 377

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 670

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 670

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

776

728

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

670

1084

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

236

219

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

447

377

Name	AMD Athlon II M300	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
PassMark - Single thread mark	776	728
PassMark - CPU mark	670	1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	236	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	447	377

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II M300	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Penryn-1M
Launch date	10 September 2009	1 May 2009
Place in performance rating	2948	3007
Series	AMD Athlon II	Intel Celeron Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (S1g3)	P (478)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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