AMD A4-3300 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300

Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 984 vs 682
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 957 vs 657
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 274 vs 198
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 445 vs 347

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	984 vs 682
PassMark - CPU mark	957 vs 657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445 vs 347

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

984

682

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

957

657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

347

Name	AMD A4-3300	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	984	682
PassMark - CPU mark	957	657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	347
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 Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Conroe
Launch date	September 2011	Q3'06
Place in performance rating	3011	3072
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2160
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
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