AMD A8-3520M

AMD A8-3520M

The AMD A6-3520M (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 1.6 GHz base clock speed and is able to automatically overclock up to 2.5 GHz (TurboCore, depending on temperature and useage). 

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 2.5 GHz leading to a performance of a AMD Turion II P560 (2.5 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 320 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 A8-3520M 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.

SeriesAMD A-Series
CodenameLlano
Clock Rate1600 - 2500 MHz
Level 2 Cache4096 KB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)35 Watt
Transistor Count1000 Million
Manufacturing Technology32 nm
Die Size218 mm2
Features3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller
64 Bit64 Bit support
Hardware VirtualizationAMD-V
Announcement Date10/01/2011

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:
0% 100%
min: 2483     avg: 2491 (29%)     max: 2499 Points
PCMark Vantage: Result 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 4231     avg: 4231 (21%)     max: 4231 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 1769     avg: 1769 (29%)     max: 1769 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 5769     avg: 5769 (21%)     max: 5769 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 5725     avg: 6589.5 (20%)     max: 7454 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 2079     avg: 2181.5 (34%)     max: 2284 Points
3DMark Vantage: P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5624     avg: 5624 (13%)     max: 5624 Points
wPrime 2.0x: 32m
0% 100%
min: 21.8     avg: 21.8 (4%)     max: 21.8 seconds
wPrime 2.0x: 1024m
0% 100%
min: 675.5     avg: 675.5 (8%)     max: 675.5 seconds
Windows 7 Experience Index: Processor
0% 100%
min: 6.8     avg: 6.8 (87%)     max: 6.8 points
Cinebench R11.5: CPU 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 1.55     avg: 1.8 (17%)     max: 2.07 Points
- Range of benchmarks for this CPU
- Average benchmark score

Cinebench R10 in comparison
Intel Atom Z670 (min)
691 
...
5734 
Intel Core i5 2467M
5736.8 
Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900
5764 
AMD A-Series A8-3520M
5769 
AMD A-Series A10-4600M
5812 
Intel Core i3 350M
5826.4 
Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850
5830 
...
Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X (max)
27189.5 

Reviews for the AMD A-Series A8-3520M processor

Acer Aspire 7560G-83524G50Mnkk (AMD Radeon HD 6740G2, 17.3")
» Review Acer Aspire 7560G (Fusion) Notebook - Review
» Acer Aspire 7560G-83524G50Mnkk - External Review

Asus N53T (AMD Radeon HD 6750M, 15.6")
» Asus N53T - External Review

Gateway NV55S22u (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 15.6")
» Gateway NV55S22u - External Review

Samsung 305E7A-S04DE (AMD Radeon HD 6640G2, 17.3")
» Samsung 305E7A-S04DE - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5172 (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 17.3")
» Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5172 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P775D-S7144 (AMD Radeon HD 6620G, 17.3")
» Toshiba Satellite P775D-S7144 - External Review

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Other CPUs of the series AMD A-Series

» AMD A-Series A10-4600M
   2.3 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A8-3550MX
   2 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A8-3530MX
   1.9 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A8-3510MX
   1.8 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A6-3430MX
   1.7 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A8-3520M
   1.6 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A10-4655M
   2 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A8-4500M
   1.9 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A6-3410MX
   1.6 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A8-3500M
   1.5 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A6-3420M
   1.5 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A6-3400M
   1.4 GHz / 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A4-3330MX
   2.2 GHz / 2 MB
» AMD A-Series A6-4400M
   2.7 GHz / 1 MB
» AMD A-Series A4-3310MX
   2.1 GHz / 2 MB
» AMD A-Series A4-3320M
   2 GHz / 2 MB
» AMD A-Series A4-3300M
   1.9 GHz / 2 MB
» AMD A-Series A4-3305M
   1.9 GHz / 1 MB
» AMD A-Series A6-4455M
   2.1 GHz / 2 MB

Surrounding CPUs

- Intel Pentium B940
   2 GHz / 0.5 MB + 2 MB
- AMD A-Series A6-3430MX
   1.7 GHz / 4 MB
- AMD Phenom II X3 N830
   2.1 GHz / 1.5 MB
- Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300
   2.26 GHz / 6 MB
- Intel Core i7 660UM
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB + 4 MB
» AMD A-Series A8-3520M
   1.6 GHz / 4 MB
+ AMD A-Series A10-4655M
   2 GHz / 4096 KB
+ AMD A-Series A8-4500M
   1.9 GHz / 4096 KB
+ Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
   2.26 GHz / 3072 KB
+ AMD Phenom II X4 P960
   1.8 GHz / 2048 KB
+ AMD A-Series A6-3410MX
   1.6 GHz / 4096 KB
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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-05-16)