Athlon II X3 455 vs A8-3500M
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X3 455 outperforms A8-3500M by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2540 | 2345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.52 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.37 | 1.18 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $88 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6620G | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 1.23 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 7 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
A8-3500M has an age advantage of 6 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X3 455, on the other hand, has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The Athlon II X3 455 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3500M in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-3500M is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 455 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3500M and Athlon II X3 455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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