AMD A8-3520M vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3520M and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 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 4 year(s) 4 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
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 845 vs 574
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1448 vs 483
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2011 vs 4 May 2007
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
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 845 vs 574
PassMark - CPU mark 1448 vs 483

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58

  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 938 vs 274
  • Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1584 vs 798
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 938 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1584 vs 798

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3520M
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
845
574
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1448
483
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
274
938
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
798
1584
Name AMD A8-3520M AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58
PassMark - Single thread mark 845 574
PassMark - CPU mark 1448 483
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 274 938
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 798 1584
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 Turion 64 X2 TL-58

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Tyler
Launch date 1 October 2011 4 May 2007
Place in performance rating 2582 2566
Series AMD A-Series 2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 218 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
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) 800 MHz

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)