Ryzen 5 7545U vs A8-3520M
Primary details
Comparing A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2543 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.46 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 2 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 0.89 | 8.29 |
| Recency | 20 December 2011 | 2 November 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7545U has 831.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-3520M and Ryzen 5 7545U. We've got no test results to judge.
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