Intel Celeron E3300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3300 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 X2 5600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 308 vs 279
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 541 vs 497

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs December 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	308 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	541 vs 497

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1019 vs 967
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 903 vs 795

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1019 vs 967
PassMark - CPU mark	903 vs 795

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

967

1019

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

795

903

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

308

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

541

497

Name	Intel Celeron E3300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	967	1019
PassMark - CPU mark	795	903
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	308	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	541	497

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Windsor
Launch date	August 2009	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2766	2755
Price now	$57.38	$149.95
Processor Number	E3300
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.09	2.91
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	227 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	AM2
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)