Celeron M 520 vs A10-8700P
Aggregate performance score
A10-8700P outperforms Celeron M 520 by a whopping 840% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-8700P and Celeron M 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2213 | 3318 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 3.81 | 0.47 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
A10-8700P and Celeron M 520 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 | 1.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.95V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on A10-8700P and Celeron M 520 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.
| Socket | FP4 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 - 35 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and Celeron M 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
A10-8700P and Celeron M 520 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 A10-8700P and Celeron M 520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and Celeron M 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and Celeron M 520 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-8700P and Celeron M 520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and Celeron M 520.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.41 | 0.15 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 30 Watt |
A10-8700P has a 840% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
The A10-8700P is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 520 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-8700P and Celeron M 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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