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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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: 26.15

Overall Rank: 2871

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

Average CPU Mark

1438

Single Thread Rating: 845
Samples: 234*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,007
Thread: 617

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

Integer Math	3,824 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,384 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,003 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	374.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,005 KBytes/Sec
Physics	165 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	727 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	845 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3520M APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of May 2023

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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of May 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,259
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,915
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,788
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,140
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,104
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,033
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,956
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,012
AMD A8-3520M APU		1,438

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.22
AMD A8-3520M APU		26.15
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,627
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958
AMD A8-3520M APU		845

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3520M APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1796291 - Apr 16 2023		1546
BL1742211 - Feb 10 2023		1628
BL1742210 - Feb 10 2023		1628
BL1571551 - May 26 2022		1412
BL1571483 - May 26 2022		1484

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

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3520M APU
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3520M APU		1,438
AMD A8-4500M APU vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,684 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,201 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		2,002 (+39.2%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,935 (+34.5%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,449 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,225 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i3-4000M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,784 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		2,652 (+84.4%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		2,472 (+71.8%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,943 (+35.1%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,685 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A8-3520M APU		1,635 (+13.7%)

Is the AMD A8-3520M APU Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,298
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,983
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,017
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,991
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,977
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,836
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,802
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,754
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,744
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
AMD A8-3520M APU		198

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