Intel Celeron E3500 vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3500 and AMD Athlon II X4 605e 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Celeron E3500

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1154 vs 997

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154 vs 997

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1966 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1966 vs 935

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

997

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

935

1966

Name	Intel Celeron E3500	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	997
PassMark - CPU mark	935	1966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3500	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Propus
Launch date	August 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$62	$102
Place in performance rating	2141	2149
Price now	$31	$101.80
Processor Number	E3500
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.80	7.96
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	300 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm X 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
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)