Intel Core2 Duo E4600 vs Celeron E3300 |
Released October, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
2.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released July, 2009
Intel Celeron E3300
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
2.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Celeron E3300
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.93 GHz |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E4600 vs E3300 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.93 GHz | vs | 3.17 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.61 GHz | vs | 3.61 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74.1 °C | vs | 73.3 °C | Almost the same | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2009 | vs | Oct, 2007 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E4600 vs Celeron E3300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E4600 | vs | Celeron E3300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.49 pt/W | 1.58 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
details | Core2 Duo E4600 | vs | Celeron E3300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 12 | 12 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 73.3°C | Unknown - 74.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.17 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.61 GHz | 4.61 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.17 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | |
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