Athlon II X4 641 vs Celeron E3300
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X4 641 outperforms Celeron E3300 by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2893 | 2181 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.83 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.73 | 1.38 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 30 August 2009 (15 years ago) | 6 February 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $70 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641 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 | LGA775 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641 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 E3300 and Athlon II X4 641 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.50 | 1.46 |
| Recency | 30 August 2009 | 6 February 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Celeron E3300 has 53.8% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X4 641, on the other hand, has a 192% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Athlon II X4 641 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3300 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron E3300 and Athlon II X4 641, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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