E2-3800 vs A8-3500M
Aggregate performance score
A8-3500M outperforms E2-3800 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-3500M and E2-3800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2443 | 2577 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 2 November 2013 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3500M and E2-3800 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 218 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3500M and E2-3800 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 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and E2-3800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and E2-3800 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and E2-3800. 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 Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6620G | AMD Radeon HD 8280 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3500M and E2-3800.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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 outperforms E2-3800 by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A8-3500M outperforms E2-3800 by 22% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A8-3500M outperforms E2-3800 by 67% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A8-3500M outperforms E2-3800 by 57% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
E2-3800 outperforms A8-3500M by 45% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A8-3500M outperforms E2-3800 by 45% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
E2-3800 outperforms A8-3500M by 77% in wPrime 32.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
A8-3500M outperforms E2-3800 by 47% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 0.74 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.88 | 0.67 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 2 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
A8-3500M has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, and 31.3% faster integrated GPU.
E2-3800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The A8-3500M is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-3800 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3500M and E2-3800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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