AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 440 and Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 440

Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 440

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1194 vs 1050
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1712 vs 942
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 364 vs 342
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 942 vs 571
7.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.184 vs 0.291
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.124 vs 0.083

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs August 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1194 vs 1050
PassMark - CPU mark	1712 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	364 vs 342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	942 vs 571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.184 vs 0.291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124 vs 0.083

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.015 vs 6.176

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	3072 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.015 vs 6.176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 440
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1194

1050

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1712

942

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

364

342

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

571

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.184

0.291

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.176

13.015

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.124

0.083

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 440	Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1194	1050
PassMark - CPU mark	1712	942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	364	342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	942	571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.184	0.291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.176	13.015
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124	0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.984

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 440	Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Wolfdale
Launch date	January 2010	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$47
Place in performance rating	3076	3049
Price now	$26.99	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	28.04	25.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E7300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.67 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
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	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)