Intel Celeron E3500 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3500 and AMD Athlon X2 5050e 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.

Intel Celeron E3500

AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1154 vs 917
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 935 vs 846

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark	935 vs 846

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

935

846

Name	Intel Celeron E3500	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	917
PassMark - CPU mark	935	846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2164

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3500	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Brisbane
Launch date	August 2010	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$62
Place in performance rating	2119	2121
Price now	$31
Processor Number	E3500
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	154 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, 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	AM2
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)