AMD A8-3520M vs Intel Pentium J4205

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-3520M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium J4205
AMD A8-3520M Intel Pentium J4205

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3520M or Intel Pentium J4205 - 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 Pentium J4205 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium J4205 was released in Q3/2016.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Pentium J4000/N4000 (2)
1 Generation 8
Llano (K10) Architecture Apollo Lake
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 Pentium J4205 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium J4205 is at 1.50 GHz (2.60 GHz).

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Pentium J4205
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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 Pentium J4205
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-3520M or Intel Pentium J4205 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 HD Graphics 505
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 18
400 Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 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 HD Graphics 505
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
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 Pentium J4205 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Pentium J4205
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2400, DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 8 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 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 6
-- PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-3520M is 35 W, while the Intel Pentium J4205 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Pentium J4205
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-3520M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium J4205 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Pentium J4205
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
FS1 Socket BGA 1296
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 Q3/2016
-- Release price 161 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the AMD A8-3520M to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Pentium J4205 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 5.0 stars (1 ratings). Rate now:


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 (77%)
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
360 (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 (64%)
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1255 (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 Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.80 GHz
230 (65%)

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 (94%)
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2425 (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 Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
338 (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 Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
848 (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 Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
52 (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 Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
196 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3520M Intel Pentium J4205
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Pentium J4205Intel Celeron J3455 Intel Pentium J4205 vs Intel Celeron J3455
2. Intel Celeron J4125Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Celeron J4125 vs Intel Pentium J4205
3. Intel Pentium J4205Intel Celeron J4105 Intel Pentium J4205 vs Intel Celeron J4105
4. Intel Pentium Silver J5005Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs Intel Pentium J4205
5. Intel Pentium J4205Intel Pentium J3710 Intel Pentium J4205 vs Intel Pentium J3710
6. Intel Pentium J4205Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Pentium J4205 vs Intel Celeron J1900
7. Intel Pentium J4205Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium J4205 vs Intel Pentium N4200
8. Intel Core i3-7100UIntel Pentium J4205 Intel Core i3-7100U vs Intel Pentium J4205
9. Intel Pentium J4205Intel Celeron N4100 Intel Pentium J4205 vs Intel Celeron N4100
10. Intel Core i3-6100Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Core i3-6100 vs Intel Pentium J4205


back to index