AMD A6-3400M vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3400M 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3400M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1193 vs 687
  • Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 721 vs 430
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 June 2011 vs 1 October 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1193 vs 687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 721 vs 430

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

  • Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 787 vs 692
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 241 vs 232
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 34 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 787 vs 692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 241 vs 232

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3400M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
692
787
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1193
687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
232
241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
721
430
Name AMD A6-3400M Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
PassMark - Single thread mark 692 787
PassMark - CPU mark 1193 687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 232 241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 721 430
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.05
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 529
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 529

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-3400M Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Merom
Launch date 15 June 2011 1 October 2008
Place in performance rating 2893 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 218 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4096 KB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 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™)