Athlon X2 BE-2300 vs Celeron 440

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 440
2007
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.23
Athlon X2 BE-2300
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.36
+56.5%

Athlon X2 BE-2300 outperforms Celeron 440 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31873052
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.620.76
Architecture codenameConroe-L (2007−2008)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$40no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size77 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °Cno data
Number of transistors105 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775AM2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 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 Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no 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.

Celeron 440 0.23
Athlon X2 BE-2300 0.36
+56.5%

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.

Celeron 440 368
Athlon X2 BE-2300 570
+54.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.23 0.36
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron 440 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Athlon X2 BE-2300, on the other hand, has a 56.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon X2 BE-2300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 440 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 440 and Athlon X2 BE-2300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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