Celeron 847E vs FX-4300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4300
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.88
+408%
Celeron 847E
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.37

FX-4300 outperforms Celeron 847E by a whopping 408% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Celeron 847E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19883046
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.872.06
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$122$111

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Celeron 847E 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data11
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million504 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Celeron 847E 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Celeron 847E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Celeron 847E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Celeron 847E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Celeron 847E.

PCIe versionn/ano 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.

FX-4300 1.88
+408%
Celeron 847E 0.37

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.

FX-4300 2981
+410%
Celeron 847E 584

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.

FX-4300 454
+139%
Celeron 847E 190

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.

FX-4300 1104
+227%
Celeron 847E 338

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 0.37
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

FX-4300 has a 408.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron 847E, on the other hand, has 458.8% lower power consumption.

The FX-4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 847E in performance tests.

Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Celeron 847E is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Celeron 847E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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