Celeron G440 vs Core i3-330M

The Celeron G440 packs 1 cores / 1 threads, while the Core i3-330M offers 2 cores / 4 threads — the Core i3-330M has 1 more core. Boost clocks reach 1.6 GHz on the Celeron G440 versus 0.13 GHz on the Core i3-330M — a 169.9% clock advantage for the Celeron G440 (base: 1.6 GHz vs 2.13 GHz). The Celeron G440 uses the Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) architecture (32 nm), while the Core i3-330M uses Arrandale (2010−2011) (32 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron G440 scores 1,035 against the Core i3-330M's 1,032 — a 0.3% lead for the Celeron G440. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 300 vs 317, a 5.5% lead for the Core i3-330M that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 1 MB on the Celeron G440 vs 3 MB (total) on the Core i3-330M.

The Celeron G440 uses the LGA1155 socket (PCIe 2.0), while the Core i3-330M uses PGA988 (PCIe 2.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR3-1066 memory speed. The Celeron G440 supports up to 32 GB of RAM compared to 8 GB — 120% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 16 PCIe lanes. Chipset compatibility: H61,B65,H67,Z68 (Celeron G440) and HM55,PM55,QM57 (Core i3-330M).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x (Celeron G440) vs VT-x / EPT (Core i3-330M). Both include integrated graphics — HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (Celeron G440) and Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale) (Core i3-330M) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron G440 targets Budget, Core i3-330M targets Legacy Budget. Direct competitor: Celeron G440 rivals Pentium G630; Core i3-330M rivals AMD Athlon II P320.