AMD A8-3500M

The AMD A6-3500M (Codename Llano) is a quad-core processor for mid-range laptops. It is part of the Fusion family of APUs (=Accelerated Processing Units) and features an integrated Radeon HD 6620G graphics card. The processor core is clocked at 1.5 GHz base clock speed and is able to automatically overclock up to 2.4 GHz (TurboCore, depending on temperature and used cores).
The processor core is based on the Husky familiy 12h. Compared to the older Phenom II mobile processors, the Husky core is very similar but features an additional hardware divider. However, the performance per clock should be similar to the old Turion II, Athlon II, Phenom II mobile processors (as the Llano APU they did not feature a Level 3 cache).
The performance of the processor part depends on the used cores. Due to Turbo Core, a single core can be clocked up to 2.4 GHz leading to a performance of a AMD Turion II P540 (2.4 GHz 2MB L2 Cache). Using all four cores, the performance is in the range of the Phenom II X4 P940 (1.7 GHz 2MB L2 Cache).
The Llano APUs feature an integrated DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a maximum of 400 cores. The AMD Radeon HD 6620G called version in the A8-Series offers all 400 cores at 444MHz. It has no dedicated memory and also is not able to use the integrated cache (in difference to the Intel HD 3000). Furthermore the APU also features an integrated UVD3 video processor to fully decode most used HD videos (like H.264, VC-1, MPEG4).
The A8-3500M also features an integrated dual-channel memory controller with support for DDR3(L)-1333 memory and a PCIe 2.0 controller.
The TDP of 35 Watt for the APU (including graphics card and memory controller) makes it best suited for 14-15-inch laptops.
Beware: Parts of the information above is still based on rumors and leaks.
Sources: NGOHQ: Leaked Llano Presentation, Donanimhaber: Llano Mobile Lineup, c't: 12h Architecture, tweakers: SuperPi, AMD: leakted GPU Benchmarks (removed), pro-clockers: Llano GPU Specifications, Wikipedia: Fusion
| Series | AMD A-Series |
| Codename | Llano |
| Clock Rate | 1500 - 2400 MHz |
| Level 2 Cache | 4096 KB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 |
| Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 35 Watt |
| Transistor Count | 1000 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 32 nm |
| Die Size | 218 mm2 |
| Features | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Hardware Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Announcement Date | 06/14/2011 |
CPU Benchmarks
| Cinebench R10 in comparison | ||
| Intel Atom Z670 (min) | 691 | |
| ... | ||
| Intel Core 2 Duo T7800 | 5014 | |
| Intel Pentium B940 | 5066.5 | |
| Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 | 5110 | |
| AMD A-Series A8-3500M | 5148.3 | |
| AMD Phenom II X3 N850 | 5169 | |
| Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | 5230.1 | |
| Intel Pentium B950 | 5247.3 | |
| ... | ||
| Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X (max) | 27189.5 | |
Reviews for the AMD A-Series A8-3500M processor
Acer Aspire 5560G-8358G50Mnkk (AMD Radeon HD 6740G2, 15.6")
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Acer Aspire 5560G-8358G75Mnkk (AMD Radeon HD 6740G2, 15.6")
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Acer Aspire 5560G-Sb485 (AMD Radeon HD 6470M, 15.6")
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Acer Aspire 7560G-8358G50Mnkk (AMD Radeon HD 6740G2, 17.3")
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Dell Vostro 3555 (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 15.6")
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Gateway NV55S05u (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 15.6")
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Gateway NV75S17u (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv6-6145dx (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 15.6")
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E525 (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 15.6")
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E525-NZ62KGE (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 15.6")
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MSI CR670 (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 15.6")
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Toshiba Satellite L750D-17Q (AMD Radeon HD 6640G2, 15.6")
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