A8-3530MX vs Core 2 Quad Q9100

Place in performance ranking	2226	2343
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Quad	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price	$2255	$71

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and A8-3530MX 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 and A8-3530MX 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	2	1
Socket	PGA478	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and A8-3530MX. 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, DDR3(L)-1333/1600 Memory Controller
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
AMT	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and A8-3530MX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and A8-3530MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and A8-3530MX. 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

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6620G

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9100 1.24
+19.2%

A8-3530MX 1.04

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A8-3530MX by 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Quad Q9100 1915
+19.1%

A8-3530MX 1608

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A8-3530MX by 19% in Passmark.