AMD A8-3530MX Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-3530MX features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2011 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-3530MX, you'll need a motherboard with a FS1 socket.
Name: AMD A8-3530MX
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A6-3000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-3530MX has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3530MX is 1.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.6 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 1.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-3530MX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-3530MX uses the AMD Radeon HD 6620G, which has 400 texture shaders and 5 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 6620G
GPU frequency: 0.44 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 5
Shaders: 400
Max. GPU Memory: 1.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 3
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A8-3530MX is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FS1
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Llano (K10)
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q2/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz
3980
3980
Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
3948
3948
AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
3879
3879
AMD A8-7150B
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
3868
3868
Intel Atom C2550
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
3845
3845

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
2291
2291
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2290
2290
AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2286
2286
AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
2281
2281
AMD Athlon II X4 641
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2279
2279

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
1210
1210
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1196
1196
AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1183
1183
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1177
1177
AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1175
1175

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
355
355