AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 210e and Intel Celeron E3500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon II X2 210e

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 210e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1105 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs August 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1105 vs 935

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1154 vs 1105

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154 vs 1105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 210e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1105

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1105

935

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 210e	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1105	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	1105	935

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 210e	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2010	August 2010
Place in performance rating	2173	2141
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$62
Price now		$31
Processor Number		E3500
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.80
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.70 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	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm X 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)