Pentium N3530 vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.49
+98.7%
Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75

A8-3850 outperforms Pentium N3530 by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21572665
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency1.419.46
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Pentium N3530 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.58 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Pentium N3530 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
SocketFM1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

A8-3850 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6550DIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3850 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

A8-3850 1.49
+98.7%
Pentium N3530 0.75

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.

A8-3850 2374
+98.7%
Pentium N3530 1195

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.

A8-3850 316
+68.1%
Pentium N3530 188

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.

A8-3850 940
+75%
Pentium N3530 537

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-3850 2649
+102%
Pentium N3530 1313

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-3850 9534
+114%
Pentium N3530 4450

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.

A8-3850 14.2
+66.2%
Pentium N3530 23.6

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-3850 3
+87.9%
Pentium N3530 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 0.75
Integrated graphics card 1.04 0.77
Recency 30 June 2011 23 February 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 7 Watt

A8-3850 has a 98.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 35.1% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1328.6% lower power consumption.

The A8-3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.


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