AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs AMD A8-3530MX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700U and AMD A8-3530MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

AMD A8-3530MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1981 vs 931
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7172 vs 1572

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1981 vs 931
PassMark - CPU mark	7172 vs 1572

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3530MX

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1457 vs 729
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3741 vs 2651

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1457 vs 729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3741 vs 2651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
CPU 2: AMD A8-3530MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1981

931

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7172

1572

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

729

1457

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2651

3741

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	AMD A8-3530MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1981	931
PassMark - CPU mark	7172	1572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	729	1457
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2651	3741
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		165.038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		32.072

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	AMD A8-3530MX
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3700C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1925	1929
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Llano
Launch date		14 June 2011
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Compute Cores	14
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	10
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		218 mm
Transistor count		1000 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1400 MHz
iGPU core count	10
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)