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| Intel Core2 Duo E4600 vs Celeron E3300 |
Released October, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
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
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 |
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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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E4600 vs Celeron E3300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E4600
2,274
Celeron E3300
2,393
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E4600
1,242
Celeron E3300
1,312
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E4600
102,150 MB/s
Celeron E3300
106,700 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E4600
2,148
Celeron E3300
2,220
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E4600
3,640
Celeron E3300
3,932
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E4600
3,640
Celeron E3300
3,932
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E4600
1,384
Celeron E3300
1,387
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E4600
885
Celeron E3300
993
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E4600 | vs | Celeron E3300 |
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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 |
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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 |
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 ![]() | Intel Celeron E3300 ![]() |
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