AMD C-30 vs Intel Pentium SU4100

Comparative analysis of AMD C-30 and Intel Pentium SU4100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD C-30

Intel Pentium SU4100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD C-30

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 45 nm
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 10 Watt

Launch date	9 November 2010 vs September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 10 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium SU4100

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 8% higher clock speed: 1.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 524 vs 375
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 492 vs 178

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	524 vs 375
PassMark - CPU mark	492 vs 178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD C-30
CPU 2: Intel Pentium SU4100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

375

524

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

178

492

Name	AMD C-30	Intel Pentium SU4100
PassMark - Single thread mark	375	524
PassMark - CPU mark	178	492
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		174
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		299

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD C-30	Intel Pentium SU4100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ontario	Penryn
Launch date	9 November 2010	September 2009
Place in performance rating	3178	3193
Series	AMD C-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm	107 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	Intel BGA 956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	10 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology