Intel Pentium D 915 vs Intel Celeron E3300

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Intel Pentium D 915 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron E3300
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Celeron E3300

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium D 915 or Intel Celeron E3300 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium D 915 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Intel Pentium D 915 was released in Q3/2006.

The Intel Celeron E3300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron E3300 was released in Q3/2009.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Pentium D (6) CPU group Intel Celeron E3000 (3)
0 Generation 1
Presler Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium D 915 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium D 915 is 2.80 GHz while the Intel Celeron E3300 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron E3300 is at 2.50 GHz.

Intel Pentium D 915 Characteristic Intel Celeron E3300
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium D 915 Characteristic Intel Celeron E3300
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium D 915 or Intel Celeron E3300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium D 915 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Celeron E3300 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Pentium D 915 Characteristic Intel Celeron E3300
DDR2 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR2-800
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium D 915 is 95 W, while the Intel Celeron E3300 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium D 915 Characteristic Intel Celeron E3300
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium D 915 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron E3300 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium D 915 Characteristic Intel Celeron E3300
65 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 775 Socket LGA 775
None Virtualization VT-x
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2006 Release date Q3/2009
74 $ Release price 47 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium D 915 (60%)
Intel Celeron E3300 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium D 915 (58%)
Intel Celeron E3300 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
208 (60%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
347 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
381 (63%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
602 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
430 (52%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
820 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
174 (100%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
316 (100%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
72 (100%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
126 (100%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
404 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
33 (100%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
62 (100%)
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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