Intel Celeron M U3600 vs AMD Athlon II P360

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M U3600 and AMD Athlon II P360 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.

Intel Celeron M U3600

AMD Athlon II P360

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M U3600

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 25 Watt
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 899 vs 255
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1483 vs 504

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	899 vs 255
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1483 vs 504

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P360

Around 92% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 865 vs 523
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 736 vs 579

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	865 vs 523
PassMark - CPU mark	736 vs 579

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M U3600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II P360

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

523

865

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

579

736

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

255

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1483

504

Name	Intel Celeron M U3600	AMD Athlon II P360
PassMark - Single thread mark	523	865
PassMark - CPU mark	579	736
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	899	255
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1483	504

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M U3600	AMD Athlon II P360
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Champlain
Launch date	18 December 2010	16 December 2010
Place in performance rating	2623	2862
Processor Number	U3600
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	AMD Athlon II
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Price now		$24
Value for money (0-100)		16.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz	3200 MHz
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	382 million
L1 cache		256 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288	S1g4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)