Pentium M 710 vs A8-3530MX
Aggregate performance score
A8-3530MX outperforms Pentium M 710 by a whopping 742% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-3530MX and Pentium M 710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2463 | 3357 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 2.12 | 0.54 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
A8-3530MX and Pentium M 710 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3530MX and Pentium M 710 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 21 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3530MX and Pentium M 710. 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 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3530MX and Pentium M 710 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3530MX and Pentium M 710. 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 | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.01 | 0.12 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 21 Watt |
A8-3530MX has a 741.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 710, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.
The A8-3530MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 710 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3530MX and Pentium M 710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
