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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD A8-3520M | AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FS1 | S1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Virtualization |
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Advanced Technologies |
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