AMD A6-4400M vs AMD A8-3500M

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-4400M and AMD A8-3500M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-4400M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1027 vs 813
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 331 vs 250
  • Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.341 vs 1.766
  • 28.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 123.579 vs 4.312
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.338 vs 0.099
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.28 vs 8.056
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2012 vs 14 June 2011
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1027 vs 813
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 331 vs 250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.341 vs 1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.579 vs 4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.338 vs 0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.28 vs 8.056

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3500M

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1400 vs 1010
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 753 vs 484
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1.745 vs 0.585
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 805 vs 496
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2610 vs 2268
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5455 vs 4945
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 805 vs 496
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2610 vs 2268
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5455 vs 4945
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1400 vs 1010
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 753 vs 484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.745 vs 0.585
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 805 vs 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2610 vs 2268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5455 vs 4945
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 805 vs 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2610 vs 2268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5455 vs 4945

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-4400M
CPU 2: AMD A8-3500M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1027
813
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1010
1400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
331
250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
484
753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.341
1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
123.579
4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.338
0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.28
8.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.585
1.745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
496
805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2268
2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4945
5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
496
805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2268
2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4945
5455
Name AMD A6-4400M AMD A8-3500M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1027 813
PassMark - CPU mark 1010 1400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 331 250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 484 753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.341 1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.579 4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.338 0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.28 8.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 0.585 1.745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 496 805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2268 2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4945 5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 496 805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2268 2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4945 5455

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-4400M AMD A8-3500M

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Llano
Launch date 15 May 2012 14 June 2011
Place in performance rating 1828 1850
Series AMD A-Series AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm 218 mm
L1 cache 96 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 1303 Million 1000 Million
Number of threads 4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FS1r2 FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3