AMD FX-4300 vs Intel Celeron E3200

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4300 and Intel Celeron E3200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4300

Intel Celeron E3200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 67% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Around 50% 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 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1479 vs 970
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2983 vs 839
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 513 vs 259
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1397 vs 436

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs August 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1479 vs 970
PassMark - CPU mark	2983 vs 839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513 vs 259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1397 vs 436

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3200

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 70.50°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1479

970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2983

839

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

513

259

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1397

436

Name	AMD FX-4300	Intel Celeron E3200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1479	970
PassMark - CPU mark	2983	839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513	259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1397	436
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4300	Intel Celeron E3200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	August 2009
OPN PIB	FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2812	2803
Price now	$53.39	$51.99
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	25.84	7.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$52
Processor Number		E3200
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	315 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
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
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
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)