Intel Pentium III 600E vs AMD A6 3400M |
Released October, 1999
Intel Pentium III 600E
- 0.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium III 600E
 | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | Lower typical power consumption 15.84W |
| | Lower annual home energy cost 4.7 $/year | | Lower annual commercial energy cost 17.08 $/year |
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Released June, 2011
AMD A6 3400M
- 1.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 3400M
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much more l2 cache 4 MB |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 1.4 GHz | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Lower typical power consumption | 15.84W | vs | 28.44W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 4.7 $/year | vs | 8.43 $/year | Around 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 17.08 $/year | vs | 30.66 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 180 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 16x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 1.4 GHz | vs | 0.6 GHz | More than 2.2x higher clock speed | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2011 | vs | Oct, 1999 | Release date over 11 years later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 82 °C | More than 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
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Features Key features of the Pentium III 600E vs A6 3400M
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium III 600E | vs | A6 3400M |
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| Clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
details | Pentium III 600E | vs | A6 3400M |
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| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.25 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 180 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 6 | 12 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 82°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Radeon™ HD 6520G | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 400 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 19.5W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.7 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 17.08 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 15.84W | 28.44W | |
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