Intel Pentium 350 vs AMD A4-3320M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 350 and AMD A4-3320M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium 350

AMD A4-3320M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 350

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	November 2011 vs 1 October 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3320M

Around 117% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 350
CPU 2: AMD A4-3320M

Name	Intel Pentium 350	AMD A4-3320M
PassMark - Single thread mark		708
PassMark - CPU mark		668
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2153

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 350	AMD A4-3320M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	November 2011	1 October 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	2196
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop
Series		AMD A-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	131 mm	226 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	1000 Million
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1155	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)