AMD A8-3550MX vs AMD A8-3520M

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3550MX and AMD A8-3520M 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A8-3550MX

AMD A8-3520M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 962 vs 840
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1453

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 December 2011 vs 1 October 2011
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	962 vs 840
PassMark - CPU mark	1687 vs 1453

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3520M

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.221 vs 2.764
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 168.603 vs 165.787
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.297 vs 0.279

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.221 vs 2.764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	168.603 vs 165.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.297 vs 0.279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3550MX
CPU 2: AMD A8-3520M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

962

840

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1687

1453

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.764

3.221

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

165.787

168.603

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.279

0.297

Name	AMD A8-3550MX	AMD A8-3520M
PassMark - Single thread mark	962	840
PassMark - CPU mark	1687	1453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.764	3.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	165.787	168.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.279	0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	32.992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		798

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3550MX	AMD A8-3520M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Llano
Launch date	8 December 2011	1 October 2011
Place in performance rating	2165	2590
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	218 mm	218 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1000 Million	1000 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)