AMD A8-3800 vs Intel Celeron E3400

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3800 and Intel Celeron E3400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A8-3800

Intel Celeron E3400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 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
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1069 vs 993
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2044 vs 854
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 301
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 510

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs January 2010
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 - Single thread mark	1069 vs 993
PassMark - CPU mark	2044 vs 854
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 510

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3800
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1069

993

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2044

854

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

301

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

510

Name	AMD A8-3800	Intel Celeron E3400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1069	993
PassMark - CPU mark	2044	854
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184	510
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.305

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3800	Intel Celeron E3400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2011	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2666	2669
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$76
Price now		$75.47
Processor Number		E3400
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.63
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	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring