Celeron G6900E vs A8-3500M
Primary details
Comparing A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2543 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.39 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 46 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6620G | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 0.88 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 46 Watt |
A8-3500M has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 31.4% lower power consumption.
Celeron G6900E, on the other hand, has 223.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A8-3500M and Celeron G6900E. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A8-3500M is a notebook processor while Celeron G6900E is a desktop one.
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