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 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 840 vs 654
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1453 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 | 840 vs 654 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1453 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
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| Name | AMD A8-3520M | AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 840 | 654 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1453 | 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 | |
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| Architecture codename | Llano | Lion |
| Launch date | 1 October 2011 | 3 June 2008 |
| Place in performance rating | 2590 | 2600 |
| Series | AMD A-Series | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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| 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 |
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| Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | FS1 | S1 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Virtualization |
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