AMD A4-3300 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2 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 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 736
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 942 vs 683
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 274 vs 242
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 445 vs 423

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs August 2007
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2 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	973 vs 736
PassMark - CPU mark	942 vs 683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445 vs 423

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

683

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

423

Name	AMD A4-3300	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	973	736
PassMark - CPU mark	942	683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	423
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 E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Conroe
Launch date	September 2011	August 2007
Place in performance rating	2999	2990
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2180
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	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.00 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