Pentium M 715 vs A8-3520M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3520M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.91
+469%
Pentium M 715
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 7 Watt
0.16

A8-3520M outperforms Pentium M 715 by a whopping 469% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3520M and Pentium M 715 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25433303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesPentium M
Power efficiency2.460.72
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)23 June 2004 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3520M and Pentium M 715 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data400 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)32 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size228 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million144 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.988V-1.34V

Compatibility

Information on A8-3520M and Pentium M 715 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
SocketFS1PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and Pentium M 715. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620Gno data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A8-3520M and Pentium M 715 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and Pentium M 715 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3520M and Pentium M 715. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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
+469%
Pentium M 715 0.16

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.

A8-3520M 22.43
+413%
Pentium M 715 115

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.16
Recency 20 December 2011 23 June 2004
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

A8-3520M has a 468.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium M 715, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The A8-3520M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 715 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3520M and Pentium M 715, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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