AMD FX-4320 vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4320 and Intel Celeron E3500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD FX-4320

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4320

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 52% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Around 50% 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 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 1154
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3150 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs August 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3150 vs 935

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 70.50°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4320
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3150

935

Name	AMD FX-4320	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3150	935
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1472

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4320	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	August 2010
OPN PIB	FD4320WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4320WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2136	2141
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$62
Price now		$31
Processor Number		E3500
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.80
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	315 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1200 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
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)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm X 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	Not Listed
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
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)