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).

AMD A8-3530MX

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

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	1996	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™)