AMD A4-3300M vs AMD A8-3500M

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300M and AMD A8-3500M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-3300M

AMD A8-3500M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300M

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 257 vs 250
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.281 vs 1.766
24.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 104.466 vs 4.312

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	257 vs 250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.281 vs 1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	104.466 vs 4.312

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3500M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 809 vs 790
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1397 vs 714
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 753 vs 471
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.099 vs 0.06
Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1.745 vs 1.097
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.056 vs 5.196

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	809 vs 790
PassMark - CPU mark	1397 vs 714
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	753 vs 471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.099 vs 0.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.745 vs 1.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.056 vs 5.196

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300M
CPU 2: AMD A8-3500M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

790

809

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

714

1397

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

257

250

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

471

753

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.281

1.766

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

104.466

4.312

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.06

0.099

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.097

1.745

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.196

8.056

Name	AMD A4-3300M	AMD A8-3500M
PassMark - Single thread mark	790	809
PassMark - CPU mark	714	1397
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	257	250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	471	753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.281	1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	104.466	4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.06	0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.097	1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.196	8.056
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5455

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3300M	AMD A8-3500M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Llano
Launch date	14 June 2011	14 June 2011
Place in performance rating	2932	1850
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	226 mm	218 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1000 Million	1000 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)