AMD FX-6300 vs Intel Celeron 440

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6300 and Intel Celeron 440 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-6300

Intel Celeron 440

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 90% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1487 vs 444
11.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4219 vs 368
Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1914 vs 971

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs June 2007
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1487 vs 444
PassMark - CPU mark	4219 vs 368
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 440

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1024 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1024 vs 527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1487

444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4219

368

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

527

1024

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1914

971

Name	AMD FX-6300	Intel Celeron 440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1487	444
PassMark - CPU mark	4219	368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	527	1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914	971
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6300	Intel Celeron 440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Conroe
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	June 2007
OPN PIB	FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating	2650	2664
Price now	$58.99	$21.01
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	31.81	7.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Processor Number		440
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	315 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Number of threads	6
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	105 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
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	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)