AMD A8-3520M vs AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3520M and AMD Phenom II X4 P960 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 11 month(s) later
• Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 840 vs 738
• Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1453 vs 1404
• 36.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 168.603 vs 4.568
• 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.297 vs 0.115

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
• 4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1087 vs 274
• 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3140 vs 798

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3520M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P960

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	840 738
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1453 1404
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	274 1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	798 3140
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	168.603 4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.297 0.115

Compare specifications (specs)