Intel Celeron E1500 vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E1500 and AMD Sempron 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron E1500

AMD Sempron 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 764 vs 530
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 626 vs 299

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2008 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	512 KB (shared) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	764 vs 530
PassMark - CPU mark	626 vs 299

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E1500
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

764

530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

626

299

Name	Intel Celeron E1500	AMD Sempron 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	764	530
PassMark - CPU mark	626	299
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	457

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E1500	AMD Sempron 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Manila
Launch date	November 2008	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$63	$50
Place in performance rating	2935	2952
Price now	$19.65	$49.95
Processor Number	E1500
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.57	2.41
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	103 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	105 million	81 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62 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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)