Celeron M 520 vs A8-4500M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+607%
Celeron M 520
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.15

A8-4500M outperforms Celeron M 520 by a whopping 607% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Celeron M 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24333318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesCeleron M
Power efficiency2.860.47
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Celeron M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Celeron M 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1r2PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Celeron M 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A8-4500M and Celeron M 520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Celeron M 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Celeron M 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz)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.


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.

A8-4500M 1.06
+607%
Celeron M 520 0.15

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.

A8-4500M 1685
+605%
Celeron M 520 239

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.15
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

A8-4500M has a 606.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 520, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-4500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 520 in performance tests.


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