iconcharts

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

AMD A8-3520M APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-3520M APU can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A8-3520M APU Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

AMD A8-3520M APU

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FS1

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 4.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A8-3520M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 26.33

Overall Rank: 3063

Last Price Change: $55.00 USD (2020-04-13)

Average CPU Mark

1448

Single Thread Rating: 845
Samples: 235*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,007
Thread: 617

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-3520M APU

Integer Math	3,851 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,388 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,998 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	377.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,027 KBytes/Sec
Physics	166 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	735 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	845 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3520M APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2023.

Search for AMD A8-3520M APU
from the Featured Merchants below:

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,138
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,760
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,668
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,407
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,196
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,019
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,939
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,897
AMD A8-3520M APU		1,448

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.56
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.03
AMD A8-3520M APU		26.33
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.40
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,056
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,678
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,454
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,447
AMD A8-3520M APU		845

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3520M APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1896206 - Sep 03 2023		1601
BL1796291 - Apr 16 2023		1546
BL1742211 - Feb 10 2023		1628
BL1742210 - Feb 10 2023		1628
BL1571551 - May 26 2022		1412

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3520M APU
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3520M APU		1,448
AMD A8-4500M APU vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,677 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,202 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		2,003 (+38.3%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,925 (+33.0%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,412 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,225 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i3-4000M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,776 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		2,655 (+83.4%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		2,470 (+70.6%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,934 (+33.6%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,687 (+16.5%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,638 (+13.2%)

Is the AMD A8-3520M APU Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,095
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,925
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,661
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,560
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,274
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,192
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,991
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,860
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,851
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,718
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,705
AMD A8-3520M APU		198