AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 vs AMD A8-3520M

Last updated: 2023-05-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700		AMD A8-3520M
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 or AMD A8-3520M - 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 was released in Q3/2017. The AMD A8-3520M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3520M was released in Q4/2011.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)	Family	AMD A (112)
AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)	CPU group	AMD A6-3000M (9)
1	Generation	1
Summit Ridge (Zen)	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 is 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD A8-3520M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3520M is at 1.60 GHz (2.50 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.00 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.50 GHz
3.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.50 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 or AMD A8-3520M 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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6620G
	GPU frequency	0.44 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	3
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	5
--	Shader	400
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	1 GB
--	DirectX Version	11

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

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD A8-3520M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1333
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 is 65 W, while the AMD A8-3520M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-3520M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	FS1
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2017	Release date	Q4/2011
359 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 (100%)

AMD A8-3520M (33%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 (100%)

AMD A8-3520M (15%)

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	852 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	277 (33%)

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	5816 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	799 (14%)

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	14842 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2281 (15%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	954 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	8065 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	1117 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	5478 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-3520M AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz	355 (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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	3877 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 1.60 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	151 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	1403 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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