AMD A6-3600 vs Intel Pentium G840

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3600 and Intel Pentium G840 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD A6-3600

Intel Pentium G840

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 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 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1697 vs 1311
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1373 vs 514
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3720 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs May 2011
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)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1697 vs 1311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373 vs 514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720 vs 935

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G840

Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1280 vs 909

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1280 vs 909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

909

1280

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1697

1311

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1373

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3720

935

Name	AMD A6-3600	Intel Pentium G840
PassMark - Single thread mark	909	1280
PassMark - CPU mark	1697	1311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720	935
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 G840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2011	May 2011
Place in performance rating	2398	2399
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$34.99
Processor Number		G840
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		21.58
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	131 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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	504 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring