AMD A6-3600 vs Intel Celeron G1101

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3600 and Intel Celeron G1101 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD A6-3600

Intel Celeron G1101

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1697 vs 1086

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs January 2010
Number of cores	4 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 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1697 vs 1086

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1101

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.27 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 929 vs 909

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	929 vs 909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3600
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1101

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

909

929

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1697

1086

Name	AMD A6-3600	Intel Celeron G1101
PassMark - Single thread mark	909	929
PassMark - CPU mark	1697	1086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.334

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-3600	Intel Celeron G1101
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Clarkdale
Launch date	June 2011	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2374	2378
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$14.09
Value for money (0-100)		34.84
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	81 mm
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	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	382 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)