AMD A6-5357M vs AMD Phenom II X3 P860

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5357M and AMD Phenom II X3 P860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-5357M

AMD Phenom II X3 P860

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5357M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 75% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1243 vs 831

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1243 vs 831

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P860

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1250 vs 1165

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1250 vs 1165

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5357M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1243

831

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1165

1250

Name	AMD A6-5357M	AMD Phenom II X3 P860
PassMark - Single thread mark	1243	831
PassMark - CPU mark	1165	1250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	395
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	623

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5357M	AMD Phenom II X3 P860
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Champlain
Launch date	23 May 2013	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2487	2493
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HMP860SGR32GM
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2	3
Transistor count	1178 million
Base frequency		2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
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Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	BGA	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)