AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Celeron G1620

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Combined performance score

Celeron G1620
1.02
+10.9%

Celeron G1620 outperforms A6-3500 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Celeron G1620 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23112380
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.166.16
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date3 December 2012 (11 years old)17 August 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$208no data
Current price$63 (0.3x MSRP)$33
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A6-3500 has 185% better value for money than Celeron G1620.

Technical specs

Celeron G1620 and A6-3500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size94 mm2228 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1620 and A6-3500 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FM1
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1620 and A6-3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Celeron G1620 and A6-3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1620 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1620 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsRadeon HD 6530D
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1620 and A6-3500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1620 and A6-3500.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron G1620 1.02
+10.9%
A6-3500 0.92

Celeron G1620 outperforms A6-3500 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron G1620 1560
+10.1%
A6-3500 1417

Celeron G1620 outperforms A6-3500 by 10% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron G1620 409
+39.1%
A6-3500 294

Celeron G1620 outperforms A6-3500 by 39% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron G1620 723
A6-3500 745
+3%

A6-3500 outperforms Celeron G1620 by 3% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.02 0.92
Recency 3 December 2012 17 August 2011
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

The Celeron G1620 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3500 in performance tests.


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