A8-3520M vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 outperforms A8-3520M by a whopping 933% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 and A8-3520M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 815 | 2543 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 44.25 | 2.45 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M2 and A8-3520M 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M2 and A8-3520M 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and A8-3520M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and A8-3520M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and A8-3520M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.40 | 0.91 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 20 December 2011 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 933% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3520M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and A8-3520M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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