E-300 vs Celeron D 326
Primary details
Comparing Celeron D 326 and E-300 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 | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Zacate (2010−2013) |
| Release date | September 2004 (19 years ago) | 22 August 2011 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron D 326 and E-300 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron D 326 and E-300 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 | 775 | FT1 (BGA413) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 326 and E-300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVM |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 326 and E-300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 326 and E-300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6310 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 18 Watt |
E-300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 305.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron D 326 and E-300. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron D 326 is a desktop processor while E-300 is a notebook one.
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