Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 vs AMD A8-3520M

Last updated: 2023-05-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2		AMD A8-3520M
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 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 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 was released in Q3/2013. 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.

Intel Xeon E5 (71)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)	CPU group	AMD A6-3000M (9)
4	Generation	1
Ivy Bridge EP	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD A8-3520M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.50 GHz).
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
6	Cores	4
12	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.50 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.50 GHz
3.70 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.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
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 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD A8-3520M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3-1333
256 GB	Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
40	PCIe lanes	--
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the AMD A8-3520M is 35 W.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
130 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3520M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2	Characteristic	AMD A8-3520M
22 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 2011	Socket	FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2013	Release date	Q4/2011
570 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 (100%)

AMD A8-3520M (32%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 (100%)

AMD A8-3520M (17%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	853 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	277 (32%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	5221 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	799 (15%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	12750 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2281 (18%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	784 (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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	3824 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	209 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	2053 (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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-3520M AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz	355 (100%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	403.8 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	2719 (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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	145 (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.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1065 (100%)
	AMD A8-3520M 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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