A10-4600M vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.49
+22.1%
A10-4600M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.22

A8-3850 outperforms A10-4600M by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and A10-4600M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21572336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)AMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.413.30
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and A10-4600M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm2246 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and A10-4600M 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 configuration11
SocketFM1FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and A10-4600M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x 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 A8-3850 and A10-4600M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and A10-4600M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6550DAMD Radeon HD 7660G (497 - 686 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.

A8-3850 1.49
+22.1%
A10-4600M 1.22

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.

A8-3850 2374
+22.5%
A10-4600M 1938

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-3850 316
A10-4600M 343
+8.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-3850 940
+29.1%
A10-4600M 728

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-3850 2649
+27.5%
A10-4600M 2078

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-3850 9534
+67.4%
A10-4600M 5696

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-3850 4027
+40.5%
A10-4600M 2866

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-3850 14.2
+86.5%
A10-4600M 26.49

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-3850 3
+70.1%
A10-4600M 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 1.22
Integrated graphics card 1.04 1.24
Recency 30 June 2011 15 May 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

A8-3850 has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score.

A10-4600M, on the other hand, has 19.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 months, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-4600M in performance tests.

Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while A10-4600M is a notebook one.


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