AMD A4-3420 vs Intel Pentium E6300

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and Intel Pentium 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.

AMD A4-3420

Intel Pentium E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1067 vs 1032

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs May 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1067 vs 1032

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 1119
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 354 vs 345
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 629 vs 612

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 1119
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354 vs 345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	629 vs 612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3420
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1119

1143

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1067

1032

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

345

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

612

629

Name	AMD A4-3420	Intel Pentium E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1119	1143
PassMark - CPU mark	1067	1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	345	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	612	629

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3420	Intel Pentium E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Wolfdale
Launch date	December 2011	May 2009
Place in performance rating	2628	2620
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Price now		$565
Processor Number		E6300
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.89
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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
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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring