i3-10100F vs A8-3520M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3520M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.91
Core i3-10100F
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.51
+505%

Core i3-10100F outperforms A8-3520M by a whopping 505% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25431161
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.98
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.468.02
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB6 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size228 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F 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
SocketFS1FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620GIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F 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 A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

A8-3520M 0.91
i3-10100F 5.51
+505%

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 1441
i3-10100F 8748
+507%

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
i3-10100F 1449
+468%

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
i3-10100F 4497
+555%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 5.51
Recency 20 December 2011 12 October 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-3520M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i3-10100F, on the other hand, has a 505.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3520M in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-3520M is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3520M and Core i3-10100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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