Celeron E1500 vs Pentium E6300

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6300 and Celeron E1500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2611	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.59	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	May 2009 (15 years ago)	November 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$63
Current price	$21 (0.5x MSRP)	$46 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6300 and Celeron E1500 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	82 mm2	77 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6300 and Celeron E1500 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	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6300 and Celeron E1500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium E6300 and Celeron E1500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6300 and Celeron E1500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6300 and Celeron E1500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Cost	$40	$63
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm

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