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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-3530MX | AMD Phenom II X4 N950 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Sockets supported | FS1 | S1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |