Pentium D 915 vs Celeron E3300

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron E3300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.50
+72.4%
Pentium D 915
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 95 Watt
0.29

Celeron E3300 outperforms Pentium D 915 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28923126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.83no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.730.29
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date30 August 2009 (15 years ago)23 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70$74

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistors228 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3300 and Pentium D 915.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Celeron E3300 0.50
+72.4%
Pentium D 915 0.29

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.

Celeron E3300 795
+73.2%
Pentium D 915 459

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 0.29
Recency 30 August 2009 23 July 2006
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron E3300 has a 72.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Celeron E3300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 915 in performance tests.


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