Processor U300 vs Celeron B730

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B730 and Processor U300 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	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Raptor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Raptor Lake-U (2023)
Release date	1 July 2012 (12 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	$193

Detailed specifications

Celeron B730 and Processor U300 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)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	no data	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	55 MHz
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B730 and Processor U300 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	G2 (988B)	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B730 and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron B730 and Processor U300 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 B730 and Processor U300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B730 and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B730 and Processor U300.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2012	4 January 2023
Physical cores	1	5
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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