Celeron Dual-Core T3500 vs FX-6300
Aggregate performance score
FX-6300 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3500 by a whopping 223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2035 | 2947 |
| Place by popularity | 75 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.63 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron Dual-Core |
| Power efficiency | 1.05 | 0.88 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $132 | $80 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
FX-6300 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6300 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3+ | Socket P PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Security technologies
FX-6300 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.36 | 0.73 |
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 26 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-6300 has a 223% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 41% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron Dual-Core T3500, on the other hand, has 171% lower power consumption.
The AMD FX-6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500 in performance tests.
Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook one.
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