Intel Celeron E3400 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 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 E3400

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 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 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1015 vs 652
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 883 vs 545

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 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	1015 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark	883 vs 545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

545

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	652
PassMark - CPU mark	883	545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Clawhammer
Launch date	January 2010	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$76
Place in performance rating	2752	2778
Price now	$75.47
Processor Number	E3400
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 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	2.6 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)