Intel Celeron E3400 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.6 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 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1001 vs 644
- Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 869 vs 570
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | January 2010 vs October 2007 |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 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 | 1001 vs 644 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 869 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 E3400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Celeron E3400 | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1001 | 644 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 869 | 570 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 301 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 510 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Celeron E3400 | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Wolfdale | Brisbane |
Launch date | January 2010 | October 2007 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $76 | |
Place in performance rating | 2753 | 2782 |
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 |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.60 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 | 2.6 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
Transistor count | 228 million | 154 million |
VID voltage range | 0.8500V-1.3625V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |