Intel Celeron D 330 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron D 330 and AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+ 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.

Intel Celeron D 330

AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 330

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm

Launch date	June 2004 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+

8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 73 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron D 330
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+

Name	Intel Celeron D 330	AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark		561
PassMark - CPU mark		365

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron D 330	AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Barton
Launch date	June 2004	January 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	2916
Processor Number	330
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	101 mm
L1 cache	16 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	67°C
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	63 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	45 Watt
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)