Intel Celeron J3060 vs AMD A8-3530MX

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Intel Celeron J3060 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3530MX
Intel Celeron J3060 AMD A8-3530MX

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron J3060 or AMD A8-3530MX - 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 J3060 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.48 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron J3060 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD A8-3530MX has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3530MX was released in Q2/2011.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
8 Generation 1
Braswell Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron J3060 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron J3060 is 1.60 GHz (2.48 GHz) while the AMD A8-3530MX has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3530MX is at 1.90 GHz (2.60 GHz).

Intel Celeron J3060 Characteristic AMD A8-3530MX
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
2.48 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
2.48 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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 J3060 Characteristic AMD A8-3530MX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron J3060 or AMD A8-3530MX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
0.70 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
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 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 400 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
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 J3060 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A8-3530MX supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Celeron J3060 Characteristic AMD A8-3530MX
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
8 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 --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron J3060 is 6 W, while the AMD A8-3530MX has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron J3060 Characteristic AMD A8-3530MX
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron J3060 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-3530MX is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron J3060 Characteristic AMD A8-3530MX
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 1170 Socket FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2011
107 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.70 GHz
147 (41%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
680 (30%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2286 (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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
235 (100%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
470 (100%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
199 (100%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
369 (100%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
169 (100%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 1.90 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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
42 (100%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 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 J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
77 (100%)
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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