Intel Celeron G530T vs AMD A6-3600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G530T and AMD A6-3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron G530T

AMD A6-3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G530T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 962 vs 909

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs June 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	962 vs 909

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
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 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1697 vs 1056

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
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 1056

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G530T
CPU 2: AMD A6-3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

962

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1056

1697

Name	Intel Celeron G530T	AMD A6-3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	962	909
PassMark - CPU mark	1056	1697
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.334

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G530T	AMD A6-3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	September 2011	June 2011
Place in performance rating	2336	2374
Processor Number	G530T
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 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	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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™)