AMD A8-3520M vs AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3520M and AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3520M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 845 vs 637
  • 5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1448 vs 245
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2011 vs 1 September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 845 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark 1448 vs 245

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 887 vs 274
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 829 vs 798
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 887 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 829 vs 798

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3520M
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
845
637
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1448
245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
274
887
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
798
829
Name AMD A8-3520M AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42
PassMark - Single thread mark 845 637
PassMark - CPU mark 1448 245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 274 887
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 798 829
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 Mobile Sempron SI-42

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Sable
Launch date 1 October 2011 1 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2580 2608
Series AMD A-Series AMD Mobile Sempron
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 218 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4 1
Transistor count 1000 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 1800 MHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FS1 S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)