AMD A4-4000 vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4000 and Intel Celeron E3500 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-4000

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4000

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1145 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs August 2010
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1145 vs 935

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1154 vs 1134

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154 vs 1134

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4000
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1134

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1145

935

Name	AMD A4-4000	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	1145	935
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4280

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-4000	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2013	August 2010
Place in performance rating	2127	2119
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$62
Price now		$31
Processor Number		E3500
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.80
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.70 GHz
Bus Speed		800 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	FM2	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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring