A6-7000 vs A6-3500

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3500
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.89
+39.1%
A6-7000
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64

A6-3500 outperforms A6-7000 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3500 and A6-7000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25482775
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency1.293.54
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date17 August 2011 (13 years ago)1 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3500 and A6-7000 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3500 and A6-7000 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM1FT3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3500 and A6-7000. 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-+
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3500 and A6-7000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3500 and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530DAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core countno data3
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-3500 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-3500 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3500 and A6-7000.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

A6-3500 0.89
+39.1%
A6-7000 0.64

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.

A6-3500 1420
+40.6%
A6-7000 1010

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.89 0.64
Recency 17 August 2011 1 June 2014
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

A6-3500 has a 39.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

A6-7000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The A6-3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7000 in performance tests.

Note that A6-3500 is a desktop processor while A6-7000 is a notebook one.


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