Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs Celeron D 326

Primary Details

Comparing Celeron D 326 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	September 2004 (19 years ago)	August 2005 (18 years ago)
Current price	$35	$86

Detailed Specifications

Celeron D 326 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB	256K
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Die size	109 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	125 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 326 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	PLGA478,PLGA775	939
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron D 326 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	89 Watt

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