Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs A8-3820

Place in the ranking	2240	2972
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.99	0.63
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	20 December 2011 (13 years ago)	August 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3820 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	228 mm²	77 mm²
Number of transistors	1,178 million	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3820 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	1
Socket	FM1	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3820 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3820 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3820 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-3820 1.37
+219%

Pentium Dual-Core E2180 0.43

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.

A8-3820 2180
+219%

Pentium Dual-Core E2180 683

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.37	0.43
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm

A8-3820 has a 218.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-3820 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2180 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3820 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.