Intel Celeron 3205U vs AMD A8-3820

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Intel Celeron 3205U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3820
Intel Celeron 3205U AMD A8-3820

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 3205U or AMD A8-3820 - 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 Intel Celeron 3205U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3205U was released in Q1/2015.

The AMD A8-3820 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3820 was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10) CPU group AMD A8-3000 (4)
7 Generation 1
Kaby Lake U Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3205U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The AMD A8-3820 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (2.80 GHz).
Intel Celeron 3205U Characteristic AMD A8-3820
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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.
Intel Celeron 3205U Characteristic AMD A8-3820
-- 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.
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
0.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 5
96 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 11

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.
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 3205U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3820 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron 3205U Characteristic AMD A8-3820
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 3205U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD A8-3820 is 65 W.
Intel Celeron 3205U Characteristic AMD A8-3820
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3205U has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3820 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Celeron 3205U Characteristic AMD A8-3820
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1168 Socket FM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2015 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price 85 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 3205U (90%)
AMD A8-3820 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 3205U (46%)
AMD A8-3820 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
320 (90%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
354 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
621 (49%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1264 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
154 (32%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
935 (43%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2162 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
287 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
480 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
348 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.50 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.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
61 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
117 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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