Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	1 May 2009 vs January 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1234 vs 728
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1210 vs 1084
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 422 vs 219
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 738 vs 377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1234 vs 728
PassMark - CPU mark	1210 vs 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	422 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	738 vs 377

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

728

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

219

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

377

738

Name	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	728	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1084	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	377	738
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.408

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn-1M	Wolfdale
Launch date	1 May 2009	January 2008
Place in performance rating	3018	2981
Series	Intel Celeron Dual-Core	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Price now		$129.95
Processor Number		E8400
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.87
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	107 mm	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 Million	410 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	P (478)	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)