Celeron 430 vs Core 2 Duo E8300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8300 and Celeron 430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2767not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.91no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Conroe-L (2007−2008)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$50

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8300 and Celeron 430 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.83 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data60 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V1V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8300 and Celeron 430 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
SocketLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Celeron 430. 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

Core 2 Duo E8300 and Celeron 430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Celeron 430 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Celeron 430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 E8300 997
+245%
Celeron 430 289

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 E8300 336
+117%
Celeron 430 155

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 E8300 575
+259%
Celeron 430 160

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 430, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

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