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AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Pentium 3556U

AMD

AMD A6-3500

AMD Socket FM1 2100 MHz 3 cores Aug 2011 DESKTOP
AMD A6-3500
Intel

Intel Pentium 3556U

Intel BGA1168 1700 MHz 2 cores Sep 2013 MOBILE
Intel Pentium 3556U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A6-3500100%
  • Intel Pentium 3556U102%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A6-3500100%
  • Intel Pentium 3556U122%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A6-3500120%
  • Intel Pentium 3556U100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3500

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 22% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • 50 watts lower power draw.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

AMD A6-3500
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD A6-3500

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD A6-3500Intel Pentium 3556U
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
Turbo Core
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
EIST
64-bit
XD bit
VT-x
Smart Cache

Architecture

AMD A6-3500Intel Pentium 3556U
ArchitectureAMD LLanoIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopMobile
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameLlanoHaswell
Release DateAug 2011Sep 2013

Cores

AMD A6-3500Intel Pentium 3556U
Cores32
Threads32
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 6530DIntel HD

Cache

AMD A6-3500Intel Pentium 3556U
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB2048 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A6-3500Intel Pentium 3556U
SocketAMD Socket FM1Intel BGA1168
Max Case Tempunknown105°C
PackageuPGAFC-BGA1168
Die Size228mm²118mm²
Process32 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD A6-3500Intel Pentium 3556U
Cpu Frequency2100 MHz1700 MHz
Turbo Clock2400 MHznone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.4125 Vunknown
TDP65 W15 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-35002400 points
  • Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-35006300 points
  • Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A6-35002948
  • Intel Pentium 3556U2450

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A6-35001153
  • Intel Pentium 3556U1413

points - higher is better

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