AMD PRO A10-8730B vs AMD A8-3520M

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and AMD A8-3520M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, 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).

AMD PRO A10-8730B

AMD A8-3520M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 844
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2307 vs 1441
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 341 vs 274
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 916 vs 798

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 844
PassMark - CPU mark	2307 vs 1441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916 vs 798

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3520M

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: AMD A8-3520M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

844

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2307

1441

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

274

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

798

Name	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD A8-3520M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	844
PassMark - CPU mark	2307	1441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341	274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916	798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		168.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.297

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD A8-3520M
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	1 October 2011
OPN Tray	AM873BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2568	2586
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Llano
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		218 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1000 Million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FS1
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)