A8-5545M vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

Place in the ranking	3283	2484
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Solo	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.92	3.71
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$262	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A8-5545M 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A8-5545M 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA956	FP2
Power consumption (TDP)	5.5 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A8-5545M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A8-5545M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A8-5545M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A8-5545M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 8510G (450 - 554 MHz)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.17	0.98
Recency	1 April 2009	1 June 2013
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	25 Watt

Core 2 Solo SU3500 has 400% lower power consumption.

A8-5545M, on the other hand, has a 476.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-5545M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Solo SU3500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A8-5545M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.