AMD A8-3520M vs AMD Turion II Ultra M600

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3520M and AMD Turion II Ultra M600 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).

AMD A8-3520M

AMD Turion II Ultra M600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3520M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 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 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1448 vs 955
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.221 vs 1.254
51.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 168.603 vs 3.259
4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.297 vs 0.072

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2011 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1448 vs 955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.221 vs 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	168.603 vs 3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.297 vs 0.072

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M600

Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 987 vs 845
5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1442 vs 274
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2456 vs 798

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	987 vs 845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1442 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2456 vs 798

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3520M
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

845

987

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1448

955

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

1442

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

798

2456

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.221

1.254

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

168.603

3.259

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.297

0.072

Name	AMD A8-3520M	AMD Turion II Ultra M600
PassMark - Single thread mark	845	987
PassMark - CPU mark	1448	955
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	1442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	798	2456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.221	1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	168.603	3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.297	0.072

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3520M	AMD Turion II Ultra M600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Caspian
Launch date	1 October 2011	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2580	2588
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	218 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 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
Sockets supported	FS1	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow