E2-3000M vs A8-3500M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3500M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.88
+110%
E2-3000M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42

A8-3500M outperforms E2-3000M by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3500M and E2-3000M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25612986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD E-Series
Power efficiency2.381.14
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3500M and E2-3000M 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3500M and E2-3000M 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
SocketFS1FS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and E2-3000M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620GSSE4.1/2, 3DNow, Radeon HD 6380G

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and E2-3000M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and E2-3000M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6380G

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
+110%
E2-3000M 0.42

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
+110%
E2-3000M 668

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
E2-3000M 231

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
+45.5%
E2-3000M 426

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-3500M 1586
E2-3000M 1597
+0.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-3500M 5170
+71.5%
E2-3000M 3014

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 0.42
Integrated graphics card 0.88 0.52
Recency 14 June 2011 20 December 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

A8-3500M has a 109.5% higher aggregate performance score, 69.2% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

E2-3000M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

The A8-3500M is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-3000M in performance tests.


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