Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs AMD A8-3500M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3500M
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) AMD A8-3500M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the AMD A8-3500M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 4 core processor released in 02/2016 with the AMD A8-3500M which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2011.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family AMD A (112)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A15 Architecture Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD A8-3500M clocks with 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation 3
40 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 5
24 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB 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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0), while the AMD A8-3500M supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
Memory DDR3-1333
1 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the AMD A8-3500M is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of AMD A8-3500M is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
40 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FS1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Linux Operating systems
02/2016 Release date Q2/2011
35 $ Release price --
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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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (6%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
242 (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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
751 (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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2052 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) AMD A8-3500M
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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