Celeron M U3400 vs Core 2 Duo T9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron M U3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2420	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Celeron M
Power efficiency	2.85	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	24 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron M U3400 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	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.06 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron M U3400 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.

Socket	BGA479,PGA478	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron M U3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron M U3400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron M U3400 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Celeron M U3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2008	24 May 2010
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt

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