Intel Celeron E3400 vs AMD Sempron 3200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and AMD Sempron 3200+ 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 Sempron 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1004 vs 456
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 860 vs 251

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004 vs 456
PassMark - CPU mark	860 vs 251

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3200+

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 875 vs 301
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 826 vs 510

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	875 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	826 vs 510

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1004

456

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

860

251

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

875

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

510

826

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Sempron 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004	456
PassMark - CPU mark	860	251
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	875
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510	826

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Sempron 3200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Manila
Launch date	January 2010	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$76	$13
Place in performance rating	2738	2743
Price now	$75.47	$13
Processor Number	E3400
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63	9.19
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	81 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	62 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)