AMD A4-3300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A4-3300

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 34% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 695
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 942 vs 648
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 274 vs 251

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs July 2006
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	973 vs 695
PassMark - CPU mark	942 vs 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274 vs 251

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	446 vs 445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

648

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

251

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

446

Name	AMD A4-3300	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	973	695
PassMark - CPU mark	942	648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.739
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	360

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3300	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Conroe
Launch date	September 2011	July 2006
Place in performance rating	3004	3016
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$12.99
Processor Number		E6300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		25.13
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.87 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	167 million
Base frequency		1.86 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		61.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	PLGA775, LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring