Intel Celeron G1840 vs AMD A6-3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1840 and AMD A6-3500 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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).

Intel Celeron G1840

AMD A6-3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1840

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 963
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1778 vs 1420
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 573 vs 307
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1061 vs 770
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.331 vs 0.267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs August 2011
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582 vs 963
PassMark - CPU mark	1778 vs 1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	573 vs 307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1061 vs 770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.331 vs 0.267

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3500

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 719 vs 598
Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4450 vs 2298
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 719 vs 598
Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4450 vs 2298

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 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
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	719 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4450 vs 2298
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	719 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4450 vs 2298

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1840
CPU 2: AMD A6-3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1582

963

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1778

1420

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

307

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1061

770

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.331

0.267

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

719

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2298

4450

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

719

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2298

4450

Name	Intel Celeron G1840	AMD A6-3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582	963
PassMark - CPU mark	1778	1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	573	307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1061	770
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.331	0.267
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	598	719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2298	4450
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	598	719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2298	4450
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		26.895

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1840	AMD A6-3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Llano
Launch date	May 2014	August 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$53
Place in performance rating	2225	2246
Price now	$72.99
Processor Number	G1840
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 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	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
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	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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)	53 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
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® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)