HD Graphics 520 vs A8-3850

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and HD Graphics 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2042	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.77	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	A-Series (Desktop)	Intel HD Graphics
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Gen9
Release date	30 June 2011 (13 years ago)	no data
Current price	$38	$680

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and HD Graphics 520 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)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	0.35 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	228 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and HD Graphics 520 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	no data
Socket	FM1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and HD Graphics 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and HD Graphics 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

32 nm

14 nm

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