A8-3530MX vs E2-3000M
Primary details
Comparing E2-3000M and A8-3530MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2392 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 15 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E2-3000M 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 226 mm2 | 218 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1000 Million | 1000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on E2-3000M 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000M and A8-3530MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE4.1/2, 3DNow, Radeon HD 6380G | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000M and A8-3530MX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000M and A8-3530MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6380G | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 0.52 | 0.88 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
E2-3000M has 28.6% lower power consumption.
A8-3530MX, on the other hand, has 69.2% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between E2-3000M and A8-3530MX. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between E2-3000M and A8-3530MX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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