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

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

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

Compare specifications (specs)