A8-3530MX vs i5-480M

Place in the ranking	2595	2463
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.24	2.12
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	11 January 2011 (13 years ago)	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$81	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

i5-480M 0.83

A8-3530MX 1.01
+21.7%

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.

i5-480M 1325

A8-3530MX 1608
+21.4%

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.

i5-480M 363
+21.4%

A8-3530MX 299

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.

i5-480M 685

A8-3530MX 967
+41.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.83	1.01
Integrated graphics card	0.77	0.88
Recency	11 January 2011	14 June 2011
Physical cores	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

i5-480M has 28.6% lower power consumption.

A8-3530MX, on the other hand, has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score, 14.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores.

The A8-3530MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-480M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-480M and A8-3530MX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.