AMD A8-4500M vs AMD A8-3530MX

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4500M and AMD A8-3530MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-4500M

AMD A8-3530MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1608
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.85 vs 2.529

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2012 vs 14 June 2011
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1687 vs 1608
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.85 vs 2.529

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3530MX

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 938 vs 921
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1457 vs 319
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3741 vs 850
25x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 165.038 vs 6.601
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.297 vs 0.141
32.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.164 vs 0.252
18.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 32.072 vs 1.772

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	938 vs 921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1457 vs 319
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3741 vs 850
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	165.038 vs 6.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.297 vs 0.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.164 vs 0.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	32.072 vs 1.772

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-4500M
CPU 2: AMD A8-3530MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

921

938

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1687

1608

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

319

1457

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

850

3741

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.85

2.529

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.601

165.038

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.141

0.297

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.252

8.164

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.772

32.072

Name	AMD A8-4500M	AMD A8-3530MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	921	938
PassMark - CPU mark	1687	1608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	319	1457
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	850	3741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.85	2.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.601	165.038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.141	0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.252	8.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.772	32.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4413

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-4500M	AMD A8-3530MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Llano
Launch date	15 May 2012	14 June 2011
Place in performance rating	1994	1995
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	218 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 Million	1000 Million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1r2	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3