AMD A8-3520M vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3520M and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 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 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 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 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 845 vs 770
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1448 vs 599
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2011 vs June 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 845 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark 1448 vs 599

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3520M
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
845
770
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1448
599
Name AMD A8-3520M AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
PassMark - Single thread mark 845 770
PassMark - CPU mark 1448 599
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 798
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 X2 Ultra ZM-87

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Griffin
Launch date 1 October 2011 June 2008
Place in performance rating 2582 2612
Series AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 218 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1000 Million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FS1 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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