AMD A8-3520M Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD A8-3520M has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD A series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FS1 socket and was released in Q4/2011. The AMD A8-3520M scores 277 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 799 points.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the AMD A8-3520M. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD A8-3520M. |
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| Name: | AMD A8-3520M |
| Family: | AMD A |
| CPU group: | AMD A6-3000M |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 1 |
| 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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 4 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 1.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 2.50 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 2.50 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD A8-3520M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-3520M uses the AMD Radeon HD 6620G, which has 400 texture shaders and 5 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | AMD Radeon HD 6620G |
| GPU frequency: | 0.44 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 5 |
| Shader: | 400 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 1 GB |
| Max. displays: | 2 |
| Generation: | 3 |
| Direct X: | 11 |
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Release date: | Q2/2011 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode |
| VP8: | No |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3-1333 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| AES-NI: | No |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The AMD A8-3520M is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Chip design: | |
| Socket: | FS1 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 4.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Llano (K10) |
| Operating systems: |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE3, SSE4a |
| Release date: | Q4/2011 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD A8-3520M have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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.
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AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz |
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AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD A4-3310MX
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD A10-4655M
AMD Radeon HD 7620G @ 0.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz |
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AMD A8-3550MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz |
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AMD A8-3530MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz |
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AMD A8-3510MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz |
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AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD A6-3430MX
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.|
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AMD A8-6410
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz |
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AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 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.|
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Intel Pentium 3560M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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AMD A4-4355M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D1508
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X2 511
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X2 565
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,665 entries
1,665 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,652 entries
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FP32 SP iGPU
1,874 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
1,425 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
824 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
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