Celeron E3400 vs Core 2 Duo T7300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7300 and Celeron E3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2827
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.72
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	no data	0.80
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$234	$76

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7300 and Celeron E3400 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	143 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7300 and Celeron E3400 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	1
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Celeron E3400. 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	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7300 and Celeron E3400 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 T7300 and Celeron E3400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Celeron E3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Celeron E3400.

PCIe version

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2.0

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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Recency	9 May 2007	17 January 2010
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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