Celeron U3600 vs E1-2500
Aggregate performance score
E1-2500 outperforms Celeron U3600 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing E1-2500 and Celeron U3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3036 | 3048 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 2.33 | 1.89 |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Westmere (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 11 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E1-2500 and Celeron U3600 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 382 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E1-2500 and Celeron U3600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT3 | BGA1288 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2500 and Celeron U3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
E1-2500 and Celeron U3600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2500 and Celeron U3600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2500 and Celeron U3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 12.799 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 8240 | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of E1-2500 and Celeron U3600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by E1-2500 and Celeron U3600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2500 and Celeron U3600.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.37 | 0.36 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.64 | 0.77 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 11 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 18 Watt |
E1-2500 has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
Celeron U3600, on the other hand, has 20.3% faster integrated GPU.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between E1-2500 and Celeron U3600.
Should you still have questions on choice between E1-2500 and Celeron U3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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