Intel Celeron E3500 vs AMD Phenom X4 9350e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3500 and AMD Phenom X4 9350e 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 Phenom X4 9350e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1154 vs 795

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs July 2008
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154 vs 795

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9350e

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 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1590 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)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1590 vs 935

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9350e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

795

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

935

1590

Name	Intel Celeron E3500	AMD Phenom X4 9350e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	795
PassMark - CPU mark	935	1590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3281

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3500	AMD Phenom X4 9350e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Agena
Launch date	August 2010	July 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$62
Place in performance rating	2141	2126
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	285 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	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	450 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
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	65 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)