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).

AMD A6-3400M

Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

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 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1191 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	1191 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 691
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 691
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

691

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1191

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	691	787
PassMark - CPU mark	1191	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™)