Pentium 3825U vs Athlon II X4 610e
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X4 610e outperforms Pentium 3825U by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2318 | 2562 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.49 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 2.61 | 5.55 |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Broadwell-U (2015) |
| Release date | 11 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 March 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $70 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | 1300 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U 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 | AM3 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2/12 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.24 | 0.88 |
| Recency | 11 May 2010 | 1 March 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon II X4 610e has a 40.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Pentium 3825U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II X4 610e is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3825U in performance tests.
Note that Athlon II X4 610e is a desktop processor while Pentium 3825U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 610e and Pentium 3825U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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