Intel Core i5-2300 vs Intel Celeron E3300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2300 and Intel Celeron E3300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-2300

Intel Celeron E3300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1429 vs 967
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3437 vs 795
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 603 vs 308
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1959 vs 541

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs August 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1429 vs 967
PassMark - CPU mark	3437 vs 795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	603 vs 308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1959 vs 541

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.6°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72.6°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1429

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3437

795

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

308

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1959

541

Name	Intel Core i5-2300	Intel Celeron E3300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1429	967
PassMark - CPU mark	3437	795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	603	308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1959	541
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	59.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.695

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2300	Intel Celeron E3300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	January 2011	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$168	$70
Place in performance rating	2779	2766
Price now	$79.99	$57.38
Processor Number	i5-2300	E3300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	19.67	7.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	216 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)