Intel Celeron E3300 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3300 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 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 X2 BE-2300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 644
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 795 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	967 vs 644
PassMark - CPU mark	795 vs 570

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

967

644

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

795

570

Name	Intel Celeron E3300	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark	967	644
PassMark - CPU mark	795	570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	541

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3300	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Brisbane
Launch date	August 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2766	2782
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	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	154 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	45 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)