AMD A6-8500P vs AMD A8-3510MX

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-8500P and AMD A8-3510MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

AMD A6-8500P

AMD A8-3510MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 898

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs 14 June 2011
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253 vs 898

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3510MX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1631 vs 1445

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1631 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-8500P
CPU 2: AMD A8-3510MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1253

898

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

1631

Name	AMD A6-8500P	AMD A8-3510MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253	898
PassMark - CPU mark	1445	1631
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		838
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		33.396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2995
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2995

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-8500P	AMD A8-3510MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Llano
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	14 June 2011
OPN Tray	AM850PAAY23KA
Place in performance rating	1999	2003
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	1000 Million
Unlocked
Die size		218 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0