AMD A8-3530MX vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3530MX and AMD Phenom II X4 N950 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3530MX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 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 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 938 vs 859
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1608 vs 1587
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1457 vs 1316
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 June 2011 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 938 vs 859
PassMark - CPU mark 1608 vs 1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1457 vs 1316

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3852 vs 3741
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3852 vs 3741

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3530MX
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N950

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
938
859
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1608
1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1457
1316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3741
3852
Name AMD A8-3530MX AMD Phenom II X4 N950
PassMark - Single thread mark 938 859
PassMark - CPU mark 1608 1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1457 1316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3741 3852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 165.038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 32.072

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-3530MX AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Champlain
Launch date 14 June 2011 4 October 2010
Place in performance rating 1995 1983
Series AMD A-Series 4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 218 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
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 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)