The Intel Celeron E3300 was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in August 2009. It is part of the Celeron lineup, using the Wolfdale architecture with Socket 775. Celeron E3300 has 1 MB of L2 cache and operates at 2.5 GHz. Intel is building the Celeron E3300 on a 45 nm production process using 228 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Celeron E3300, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Celeron E3300 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR1, DDR2 and DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the machine, Celeron E3300 uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. Although the processor doesn't come with integrated graphics, certain motherboards with compatible chipsets can provide this capability.
The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability. Hardware virtualization is available on the Celeron E3300, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.