i3-2348M vs A8-3500M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3500M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.88
+10%
Core i3-2348M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.80

A8-3500M outperforms Core i3-2348M by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25612621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.382.16
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)1 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Number of transistors1,178 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620GIntel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M.

PCIe versionno data2
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A8-3500M 0.88
+10%
i3-2348M 0.80

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.

A8-3500M 1400
+10.5%
i3-2348M 1267

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.

A8-3500M 231
i3-2348M 351
+51.9%

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.

A8-3500M 620
i3-2348M 695
+12.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-3500M 2256
i3-2348M 2829
+25.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-3500M 2
i3-2348M 2
+16%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 0.80
Integrated graphics card 0.88 0.66
Recency 14 June 2011 1 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2

A8-3500M has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-2348M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-3500M and Core i3-2348M.


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