Phenom II X3 N830 vs A8-3520M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3520M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.91
+30%
Phenom II X3 N830
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.70

A8-3520M outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3520M and Phenom II X3 N830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25432721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency2.461.89
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3520M and Phenom II X3 N830 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3520M and Phenom II X3 N830 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFS1S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and Phenom II X3 N830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and Phenom II X3 N830 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3520M and Phenom II X3 N830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-3520M 0.91
+30%
Phenom II X3 N830 0.70

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-3520M 1441
+30.2%
Phenom II X3 N830 1107

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-3520M 255
Phenom II X3 N830 269
+5.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-3520M 687
Phenom II X3 N830 744
+8.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-3520M 1757
Phenom II X3 N830 1817
+3.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-3520M 5676
+14.6%
Phenom II X3 N830 4954

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-3520M 2483
+2.9%
Phenom II X3 N830 2412

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-3520M 22.43
+10.1%
Phenom II X3 N830 24.7

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-3520M 2
+12.9%
Phenom II X3 N830 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.70
Recency 20 December 2011 12 May 2010
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

A8-3520M has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-3520M is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N830 in performance tests.


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