Sempron 2600+ vs A8-3520M
Primary details
Comparing A8-3520M and Sempron 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2419 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Palermo (2001) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $60 |
| Current price | $134 | $17.97 (0.3x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3520M and Sempron 2600+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256K |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 144 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 69 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3520M and Sempron 2600+ 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 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3520M and Sempron 2600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3520M and Sempron 2600+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3520M and Sempron 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6620G | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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%
A8-3520M outperforms Sempron 2600+ by 472% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A8-3520M and Sempron 2600+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A8-3520M is a notebook processor while Sempron 2600+ is a desktop one.
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