A8-4557M vs A8-3530MX
Primary details
Comparing A8-3530MX and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2406 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | AMD A-Series | AMD A-Series |
Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3530MX and A8-4557M 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 | 1.9 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 218 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
Number of transistors | 1000 Million | 1303 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3530MX and A8-4557M 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 | BGA |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3530MX and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
AES-NI | - | + |
FMA | - | + |
AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3530MX and A8-4557M are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3530MX and A8-4557M. 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 Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6620G | AMD Radeon HD 7640G |
Pros & cons summary
Integrated graphics card | 0.88 | 1.19 |
Recency | 14 June 2011 | 15 May 2012 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
A8-4557M has 35.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
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