AMD Athlon II P340 vs Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II P340 and Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II P340

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P340

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 837 vs 728
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 381 vs 377

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 1 May 2009
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	837 vs 728
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	381 vs 377

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 691

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 691

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II P340
CPU 2: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

728

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

691

1084

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

219

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

381

377

Name	AMD Athlon II P340	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	728
PassMark - CPU mark	691	1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	381	377

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II P340	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Penryn-1M
Launch date	4 October 2010	1 May 2009
Place in performance rating	2838	2917
Price now	$44.95
Series	AMD Athlon II	Intel Celeron Dual-Core
Value for money (0-100)	8.19
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 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	S1g4	P (478)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt