AMD A8-3520M vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3520M and AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3520M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 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 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 844 vs 654
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1441 vs 652
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2011 vs 3 June 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 844 vs 654
PassMark - CPU mark 1441 vs 652

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 832 vs 274
  • Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1418 vs 798
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 832 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1418 vs 798

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3520M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
844
654
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1441
652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
274
832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
798
1418
Name AMD A8-3520M AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
PassMark - Single thread mark 844 654
PassMark - CPU mark 1441 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 274 832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 798 1418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 168.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.297

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-3520M AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Lion
Launch date 1 October 2011 3 June 2008
Place in performance rating 2582 2590
Series AMD A-Series 2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 218 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 1000 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FS1 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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