Intel Celeron M 900 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M 900 and Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron M 900

Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 900

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 74.1°C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	1 April 2009 vs August 2008
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 74.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1056 vs 263
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 952 vs 204

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	3072 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1056 vs 263
PassMark - CPU mark	952 vs 204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M 900
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

263

1056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

204

952

Name	Intel Celeron M 900	Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	263	1056
PassMark - CPU mark	204	952
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.015
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.083

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M 900	Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Wolfdale
Launch date	1 April 2009	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	3272	3061
Processor Number	900	E7300
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$19.99
Value for money (0-100)		25.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	82 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.67 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	410 million	228 million
L1 cache		64 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA478	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3