Intel Celeron E3300 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3300 and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 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 E3300

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 652
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 795 vs 545

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	967 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark	795 vs 545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

967

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

795

545

Name	Intel Celeron E3300	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	967	652
PassMark - CPU mark	795	545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	541

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3300	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Clawhammer
Launch date	August 2009	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2768	2773
Price now	$57.38
Processor Number	E3300
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)