AMD A8-3500M vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

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AMD A8-3500M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
AMD A8-3500M Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-3500M and the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A8-3500M 4 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
1 Generation 5
Llano (K10) Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-3500M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD A8-3500M Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A8-3500M Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 6620G GPU no iGPU
0.44 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
5 Compute units --
400 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6620G GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A8-3500M, while the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD A8-3500M Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A8-3500M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 is 80 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A8-3500M Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-3500M has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A8-3500M Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FS1 Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q4/2015
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3500M (24%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3500M (29%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
242 (24%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1022 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
751 (22%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3428 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2052 (36%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
5758 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1324 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3642 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
147 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
551 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3500M Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
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