AMD A8-3520M vs Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3

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AMD A8-3520M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
AMD A8-3520M Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3520M or Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 - 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 Xeon E5-2628L v3 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 was released in Q3/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32)
1 Generation 5
Llano (K10) Architecture Haswell E
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Xeon E5-2628L v3 has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 is at 2.00 GHz (2.50 GHz).

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
4 Cores 10
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.50 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 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 Xeon E5-2628L v3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-3520M or Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 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 Xeon E5-2628L v3 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-3520M is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 has a TDP of 75 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 75 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-3520M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 25.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-3520M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
32 nm Technology 22 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 2011-3
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q3/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3520M (47%)
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3520M (20%)
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 (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 (47%)
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
588 (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 (16%)
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
5128 (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 (23%)
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
9953 (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 Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
@ 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 A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
96 (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 Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
1168 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3520M Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
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