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.
AMD A8-3520M

CPU lineage

The 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.

Name: AMD A8-3520M
Family: AMD A (112)
CPU group: AMD A6-3000M (9)
Architecture: Llano (K10)
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
Compute units: 5
Shader: 400
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2011
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 3
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 1 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The 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.

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
AES-NI: No
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

Verified 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.
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
278
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278
Intel Pentium 977 Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
277
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
277
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
276
AMD A4-3305M AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
276

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 Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
803
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
803
Intel Core i3-4012Y Intel Core i3-4012Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
802
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
799
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
798
Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
798
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
795

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 A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
AMD Radeon HD 7620G @ 0.50 GHz
358
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355
AMD A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355
AMD A8-3510MX AMD A8-3510MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355

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 A8-3530MX AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2286
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2285
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2284
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2281
AMD Athlon II X4 641 AMD Athlon II X4 641
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2279
AMD A6-3430MX AMD A6-3430MX
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2277
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2275

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