AMD A8-3520M vs AMD A6-3420M
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3520M and AMD A6-3420M 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 - 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 A8-3520M
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 840 vs 775
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1453 vs 1300
- Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 274 vs 261
- Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 798 vs 788
- Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.221 vs 2.561
- 35.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 168.603 vs 4.751
- 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.297 vs 0.131
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 October 2011 vs 15 June 2011 |
Maximum frequency | 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 840 vs 775 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1453 vs 1300 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 274 vs 261 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 798 vs 788 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.221 vs 2.561 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 168.603 vs 4.751 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.297 vs 0.131 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-3520M
CPU 2: AMD A6-3420M
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Name | AMD A8-3520M | AMD A6-3420M |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 840 | 775 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1453 | 1300 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 274 | 261 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 798 | 788 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.221 | 2.561 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 168.603 | 4.751 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.297 | 0.131 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 6.257 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 23.581 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 590 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1219 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3961 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 590 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1219 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3961 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A8-3520M | AMD A6-3420M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | Llano |
Launch date | 1 October 2011 | 15 June 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 2590 | 2279 |
Series | AMD A-Series | AMD A-Series |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 218 mm | 218 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4096 KB | 4096 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 1000 Million | 1000 Million |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FS1 | FS1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Virtualization |
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