Athlon XP-M 2600+ vs A8-3530MX
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2786 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Athlon XP-M |
| Power efficiency | 0.86 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 12 March 2003 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $246 |
Detailed specifications
A8-3530MX and Athlon XP-M 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 | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 333 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 101 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3530MX and Athlon XP-M 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3530MX and Athlon XP-M 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3530MX and Athlon XP-M 2600+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3530MX and Athlon XP-M 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 12 March 2003 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
A8-3530MX has an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD A8-3530MX and AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+. We've got no test results to judge.
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