AMD A8-3520M vs Intel Core i5-8365UE

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AMD A8-3520M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8365UE
AMD A8-3520M Intel Core i5-8365UE

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3520M or Intel Core i5-8365UE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A8-3520M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3520M was released in Q4/2011.

The Intel Core i5-8365UE has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8365UE was released in Q2/2019.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (8)
1 Generation 8
Llano (K10) Architecture Whiskey Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-3520M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3520M is 1.60 GHz (2.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-8365UE has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8365UE is at 1.60 GHz (4.10 GHz).

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365UE
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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 A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365UE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-3520M or Intel Core i5-8365UE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 6620G GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9.5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 24
400 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 Intel UHD Graphics 620
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-3520M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-8365UE supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365UE
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-3520M is 35 W, while the Intel Core i5-8365UE has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365UE
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 12.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-3520M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-8365UE is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365UE
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 BGA 1528
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 297 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
277 (30%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
914 (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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
799 (29%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2721 (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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (88%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2281 (40%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
5744 (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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1296 (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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2960 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
415 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1380 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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