Intel Pentium E6300 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6300 and Intel Celeron 430 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 Pentium E6300

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 619
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1032 vs 289

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2009 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 619
PassMark - CPU mark	1032 vs 289

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 354
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 868 vs 629

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	868 vs 629

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1143

619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1032

289

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

354

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

629

868

Name	Intel Pentium E6300	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143	619
PassMark - CPU mark	1032	289
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	629	868

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6300	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Conroe
Launch date	May 2009	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$50
Place in performance rating	2609	2612
Price now	$565	$16.52
Processor Number	E6300	430
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.89	8.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)