i5-4350U vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.50
Core i5-4350U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.53
+2%

Core i5-4350U outperforms A8-3850 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21422126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency1.419.61
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$342

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size228 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U 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
SocketFM1FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 6550DIntel HD Graphics 5000
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3280x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 1.50
i5-4350U 1.53
+2%

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
i5-4350U 2425
+2.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 1.53
Integrated graphics card 1.04 1.52
Recency 30 June 2011 4 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

A8-3850 has 100% more physical cores.

i5-4350U, on the other hand, has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, 46.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-3850 and Core i5-4350U.

Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Core i5-4350U is a notebook one.


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