AMD A8-3520M vs Intel Core i9-9900X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-3520M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-9900X
AMD A8-3520M Intel Core i9-9900X

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3520M or Intel Core i9-9900X - 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 i9-9900X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9900X was released in Q4/2018.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Core i 9000X (8)
1 Generation 9
Llano (K10) Architecture Skylake X Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-7900X
-- Successor Intel Core i9-10900X

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 i9-9900X has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9900X is at 3.50 GHz (4.50 GHz).

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
4 Cores 10
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
1.60 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.30 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A8-3520M or Intel Core i9-9900X 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 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

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 i9-9900X supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 85.4 GB/s.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 19.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 44
-- PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-3520M is 35 W, while the Intel Core i9-9900X has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 92 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-3520M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-9900X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
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, AVX-512
FS1 Socket LGA 2066
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 Q4/2018
-- Release price 989 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3520M (24%)
Intel Core i9-9900X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3520M (9%)
Intel Core i9-9900X (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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
277 (24%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1174 (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 (8%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
10490 (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 (10%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
21882 (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 i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (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 i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
9475 (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 i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
455 (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 i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
4855 (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 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
169.7 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
5640 (100%)

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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
197 (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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
2114 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3520M Intel Core i9-9900X
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