AMD A6-3670K vs Intel Celeron G550T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3670K and Intel Celeron G550T 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).

AMD A6-3670K

Intel Celeron G550T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3670K

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
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% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1144 vs 1018
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2171 vs 1074

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs September 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144 vs 1018
PassMark - CPU mark	2171 vs 1074

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550T

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3670K
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G550T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1144

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2171

1074

Name	AMD A6-3670K	Intel Celeron G550T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	2171	1074
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	214.663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.562

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-3670K	Intel Celeron G550T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	December 2011	September 2011
Place in performance rating	2265	2266
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G550T
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
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	2.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	504 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		65.0°C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 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)	100 Watt	35 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		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		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® 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