Athlon II X3 440 vs A8-3520M

Aggregate performance score

A8-3520M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.95
Athlon II X3 440
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.12
+17.9%

Athlon II X3 440 outperforms A8-3520M by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3520M and Athlon II X3 440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25192404
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.18
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.481.08
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)25 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$47

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-3520M and Athlon II X3 440 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2169 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3520M and Athlon II X3 440 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
SocketFS1AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and Athlon II X3 440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620Gno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and Athlon II X3 440 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3520M and Athlon II X3 440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6620Gno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3520M and Athlon II X3 440.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 0.95
Athlon II X3 440 1.12
+17.9%

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
Athlon II X3 440 1712
+18.2%

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
Athlon II X3 440 308
+20.8%

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
Athlon II X3 440 721
+4.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 1.12
Recency 20 December 2011 25 January 2010
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

A8-3520M has an age advantage of 1 year, 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 440, on the other hand, has a 17.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon II X3 440 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3520M in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-3520M is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 440 is a desktop one.


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