AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Celeron N2806

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AMD A6-3500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N2806
AMD A6-3500 Intel Celeron N2806

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3500 or Intel Celeron N2806 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A6-3500 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3500 was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Celeron N2806 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2806 was released in Q4/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A6-3000 (5) CPU group Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
1 Generation 6
Llano (K10) Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3500 is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Celeron N2806 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.00 GHz).

AMD A6-3500 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2806
3 Cores 2
3 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.00 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A6-3500 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2806
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.76 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7
32 nm Technology 22 nm
0 Max. displays 2
5 Compute units 4
320 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-3500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2806 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD A6-3500 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2806
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A6-3500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Celeron N2806 is 4.5 W.

AMD A6-3500 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2806
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 2.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-3500 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N2806 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD A6-3500 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2806
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM1 Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q4/2013
47 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3500 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 (65%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3500 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 (36%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
303 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
196 (65%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
766 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
357 (47%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.76 GHz
48 (17%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
1995 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
488 (24%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
166 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
61 (37%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
135 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
368 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-3500 AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N2806 Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
31 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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