Intel Celeron E3400 vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 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 90 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1004 vs 677
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 860 vs 608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004 vs 677
PassMark - CPU mark	860 vs 608

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1004

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

860

608

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004	677
PassMark - CPU mark	860	608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	San Diego
Launch date	January 2010	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$76	$160
Place in performance rating	2738	2746
Price now	$75.47	$11.99
Processor Number	E3400
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 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	939
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)