A4-3300 vs Pentium E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E6700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74
+25.4%
A4-3300
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59

Pentium E6700 outperforms A4-3300 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6700 and A4-3300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26592798
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.080.86
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date30 May 2010 (14 years ago)7 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E6700 and A4-3300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size82 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6700 and A4-3300 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6700 and A4-3300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E6700 and A4-3300 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 Pentium E6700 and A4-3300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6700 and A4-3300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6410D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6700 and A4-3300.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Pentium E6700 0.74
+25.4%
A4-3300 0.59

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.

Pentium E6700 1182
+25.5%
A4-3300 942

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.

Pentium E6700 353
+50.2%
A4-3300 235

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.

Pentium E6700 576
+36.2%
A4-3300 423

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 0.59
Recency 30 May 2010 7 September 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

Pentium E6700 has a 25.4% higher aggregate performance score.

A4-3300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium E6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-3300 in performance tests.


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