AMD A4-3300M vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300M and Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD A4-3300M

Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 714 vs 687
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 257 vs 241
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 471 vs 430

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 June 2011 vs 1 October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	790 vs 787
PassMark - CPU mark	714 vs 687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	257 vs 241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	471 vs 430

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

790

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

714

687

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

257

241

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

471

430

Name	AMD A4-3300M	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
PassMark - Single thread mark	790	787
PassMark - CPU mark	714	687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	257	241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	471	430
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	104.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.196

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3300M	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Merom
Launch date	14 June 2011	1 October 2008
Place in performance rating	2921	2936
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$15.90
Value for money (0-100)		22.13
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	226 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1000 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	34 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)