Celeron 430 vs E3400
Primary details
Comparing Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2830 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.72 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.80 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Conroe-L (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 17 January 2010 (14 years ago) | June 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $76 | $50 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 60 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | 1V-1.3375V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430 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 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430. 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 Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430.
| 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.
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
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Celeron E3400 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron 430, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron E3400 and Celeron 430. We've got no test results to judge.
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