VIA Nano U2250 vs A8-3820

Place in the ranking	2241	3371
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	VIA Nano
Power efficiency	1.99	1.04
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Isaiah (2009)
Release date	20 December 2011 (13 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3820 and VIA Nano U2250 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	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	228 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3820 and VIA Nano U2250 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	FM1	NanoBGA2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3820 and VIA Nano U2250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3820 and VIA Nano U2250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

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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.

A8-3820 1.37
+1145%

VIA Nano U2250 0.11

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.

A8-3820 2180
+1118%

VIA Nano U2250 179

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.37	0.11
Recency	20 December 2011	1 January 2009
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

A8-3820 has a 1145.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

VIA Nano U2250, on the other hand, has 550% lower power consumption.

The A8-3820 is our recommended choice as it beats the VIA Nano U2250 in performance tests.

Note that A8-3820 is a desktop processor while VIA Nano U2250 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3820 and VIA Nano U2250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.