AMD A6-3600 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3600 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 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 Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1697 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs June 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
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 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1697 vs 702

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 909

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	946 vs 909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

909

946

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1697

702

Name	AMD A6-3600	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
PassMark - Single thread mark	909	946
PassMark - CPU mark	1697	702
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 Pentium Dual-Core E2210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2011	June 2009
Place in performance rating	2372	2379
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	228 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)