Intel Celeron G1820T vs AMD A6-3600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1820T and AMD A6-3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron G1820T

AMD A6-3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1820T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1394 vs 909
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.829 vs 2.634
23.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.715 vs 0.334

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2013 vs June 2011
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394 vs 909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.829 vs 2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.715 vs 0.334

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

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
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1697 vs 1631

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1697 vs 1631

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1820T
CPU 2: AMD A6-3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1631

1697

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.829

2.634

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.715

0.334

Name	Intel Celeron G1820T	AMD A6-3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	909
PassMark - CPU mark	1631	1697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.829	2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.715	0.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3720

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1820T	AMD A6-3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Llano
Launch date	December 2013	June 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	2344	2374
Price now	$42
Processor Number	G1820T
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.57
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1178 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)