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).

 

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 2582 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

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