Ryzen 3 3350U vs A8-3520M

Place in the ranking	2543	1499
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency	2.46	23.08
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	20 December 2011 (13 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3520M and Ryzen 3 3350U 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	228 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A8-3520M and Ryzen 3 3350U 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FS1	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and Ryzen 3 3350U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G

XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and Ryzen 3 3350U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3520M and Ryzen 3 3350U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

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

Ryzen 3 3350U 3.66
+302%

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

Ryzen 3 3350U 5813
+303%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.91	3.66
Integrated graphics card	0.89	3.04
Recency	20 December 2011	6 January 2019
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3350U has a 302.2% higher aggregate performance score, 241.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3350U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3520M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3520M and Ryzen 3 3350U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.