AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Core i5-750s

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3500 and Intel Core i5-750s processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, 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 i5-750s

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt

Launch date	August 2011 vs January 2010
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 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 82 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-750s

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 987 vs 963
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2197 vs 1420

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	987 vs 963
PassMark - CPU mark	2197 vs 1420

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-750s

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

963

987

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1420

2197

Name	AMD A6-3500	Intel Core i5-750s
PassMark - Single thread mark	963	987
PassMark - CPU mark	1420	2197
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	770
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 i5-750s
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Lynnfield
Launch date	August 2011	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2252	2264
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-750S
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	296 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	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Transistor count	1178 million	774 million
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		76.7°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 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	82 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)
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
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