AMD A6-9220 vs AMD A8-3500M

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9220 and AMD A8-3500M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9220

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 813
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.922 vs 1.766
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4.825 vs 4.312
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.467 vs 8.056
  • 16.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 29.364 vs 1.745
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 14 June 2011
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1131 vs 813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.922 vs 1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.825 vs 4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.467 vs 8.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.364 vs 1.745

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3500M

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 3.2x 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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1400 vs 1278
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.099 vs 0.075
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 805 vs 743
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2610 vs 1537
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5455 vs 4038
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 805 vs 743
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2610 vs 1537
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5455 vs 4038
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1400 vs 1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.099 vs 0.075
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 805 vs 743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2610 vs 1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5455 vs 4038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 805 vs 743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2610 vs 1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5455 vs 4038

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9220
CPU 2: AMD A8-3500M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1131
813
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1278
1400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.922
1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.825
4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.075
0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.467
8.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
29.364
1.745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
743
805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1537
2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4038
5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
743
805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1537
2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4038
5455
Name AMD A6-9220 AMD A8-3500M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1131 813
PassMark - CPU mark 1278 1400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.922 1.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.825 4.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.075 0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.467 8.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.364 1.745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 743 805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1537 2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4038 5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 743 805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1537 2610
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4038 5455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 753

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-9220 AMD A8-3500M

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Llano
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 14 June 2011
OPN Tray AM9220AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1870 1850
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124.5 mm 218 mm
L1 cache 160 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 1200 Million 1000 Million
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Memory

Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 655 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 BGA FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)