Celeron T3000 vs Athlon II M300
Aggregate performance score
Celeron T3000 outperforms Athlon II M300 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2984 | 2967 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 1.16 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | no data |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000 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 | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1V-1.25V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (S1g3) | PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | 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.
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.
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
| Performance score | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 April 2009 |
Athlon II M300 has an age advantage of 5 months.
Celeron T3000, on the other hand, has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M300 and Celeron T3000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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