Celeron N4000 vs Core 2 Duo E7300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.96
+54.8%

Celeron N4000 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7300 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27892502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency0.8714.59
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache64 KB112 KB
L2 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors420 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 0.62
Celeron N4000 0.96
+54.8%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 942
Celeron N4000 1472
+56.3%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 306
Celeron N4000 325
+6.2%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 501
Celeron N4000 530
+5.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.96
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4000 has a 54.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7300 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7300 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7300 and Celeron N4000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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