AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Core i5-661

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3500 and Intel Core i5-661 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-3500

Intel Core i5-661

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 87 Watt

Launch date	August 2011 vs January 2010
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 87 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-661

Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1446 vs 963
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2471 vs 1420
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 307
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1214 vs 770

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1446 vs 963
PassMark - CPU mark	2471 vs 1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	518 vs 307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1214 vs 770

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-661

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

963

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1420

2471

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

307

518

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

770

1214

Name	AMD A6-3500	Intel Core i5-661
PassMark - Single thread mark	963	1446
PassMark - CPU mark	1420	2471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	307	518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	770	1214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	26.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4450
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4450

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-3500	Intel Core i5-661
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Clarkdale
Launch date	August 2011	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2250	2244
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$252
Price now		$99.99
Processor Number		i5-661
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.35
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	1178 million	382 million
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.8°C
Number of threads		4
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	87 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring