Core 2 Duo L7300 vs Celeron 430

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 430 and Core 2 Duo L7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Conroe-L (2007−2008)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	June 2007 (17 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 430 and Core 2 Duo L7300 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	77 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.3375V	0.975V-1.062V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 430 and Core 2 Duo L7300 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	no data
Socket	LGA775	PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 430 and Core 2 Duo L7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	-

Security technologies

Celeron 430 and Core 2 Duo L7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 430 and Core 2 Duo L7300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 430 and Core 2 Duo L7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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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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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

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