AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs AMD A8-3820

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and AMD A8-3820 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD Phenom X2 B60

AMD A8-3820

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B60

Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1346 vs 1131
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2627 vs 2174

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346 vs 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	2627 vs 2174

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: AMD A8-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2627

2174

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B60	AMD A8-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	2627	2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4806
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		893

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B60	AMD A8-3820
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB60WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1855	1860
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Llano
Launch date		December 2011
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)