Celeron E1600 vs E-300
Aggregate performance score
Celeron E1600 outperforms E-300 by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing E-300 and Celeron E1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3199 | 2851 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.10 | 0.77 |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Allendale (2006−2009) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 31 May 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E-300 and Celeron E1600 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 | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on E-300 and Celeron E1600 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 | FT1 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-300 and Celeron E1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVM | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
E-300 and Celeron E1600 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 E-300 and Celeron E1600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-300 and Celeron E1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6310 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-300 and Celeron E1600.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 31 May 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
E-300 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 261.1% lower power consumption.
Celeron E1600, on the other hand, has a 152.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The Celeron E1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the E-300 in performance tests.
Be aware that E-300 is a notebook processor while Celeron E1600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-300 and Celeron E1600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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