A6-7310 vs A8-3520M

Place in the ranking	2522	2048
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.46	6.40
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3520M and A6-7310 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	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	228 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3520M and A6-7310 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	no data
Socket	FS1	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3520M and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1866
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3520M and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-3520M and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3520M and A6-7310.

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.

A8-3520M 0.91

A6-7310 1.69
+85.7%

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.

A8-3520M 1448

A6-7310 2689
+85.7%

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.

A8-3520M 255
+11.8%

A6-7310 228

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.

A8-3520M 687
+16.2%

A6-7310 591

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.

A8-3520M 1757

A6-7310 1801
+2.5%

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.

A8-3520M 5676
+11.9%

A6-7310 5075

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.

A8-3520M 2
+1%

A6-7310 2

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A8-3520M 0.51

A6-7310 0.58
+13.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.91	1.69
Recency	20 December 2011	7 May 2015
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12 Watt

A6-7310 has a 85.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The A6-7310 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3520M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3520M and A6-7310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.