A8-3530MX vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
A8-3530MX outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3008 | 2712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 0.85 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 14 June 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and A8-3530MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and A8-3530MX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 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 | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 0.91 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 14 June 2011 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 4 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P820 has 80% lower power consumption.
A8-3530MX, on the other hand, has a 51.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD A8-3530MX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.
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