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AMD A4-3310MX vs AMD A6-3400M vs AMD A8-3520M

AMD A4-3310MX

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The AMD A4-3310MX (Codename Llano) is a dual-core processor for entry level laptops. It is part of the Fusion family of APUs (=Accelerated Processing Units) and features an integrated Radeon HD 6480G graphics card. The processor core is clocked at 2.1 GHz base clock speed and is able to automatically overclock up to 2.5 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 should be comparable to a previous AMD Athlon II P340 (2.2 GHz Dual-Core). Due to TurboCore the single threaded performance should be slightly better and the multithreaded slightly slower. Therefore, the performance is clearly worse than similar clocked Sandy Bridge based processors (e.g. Core i3-2310M).

The Llano APUs feature an integrated DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a maximum of 400 cores. The AMD Radeon HD 6480G called version in the A4-Series however offers only 240 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 A4-3310MX also features an integrated dual-channel memory controller with support for DDR3(L)-1333 memory and a PCIe 2.0 controller.

The TDP of 45 Watt for the APU (including graphics card and memory controller) makes it best suited for 15-inch+ laptops.

AMD A6-3400M

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The AMD A6-3400M (Codename Llano) is a quad-core processor for entry level laptops. It is part of the Fusion family of APUs (=Accelerated Processing Units) and features an integrated Radeon HD 6520G graphics card. The processor core is clocked at 1.4 GHz base clock speed and is able to automatically overclock up to 2.3 GHz (TurboCore, depending on temperature and used cores). Compared to the A6-3410MX, the A6-3400M offers a lower base speed and also a lower TDP rating.

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 2.3 GHz leading to a performance of a AMD Turion II P520 (2.3 GHz 2MB L2 Cache). Using all four cores, the performance is in the range of the Phenom II X4 P920 (1.6 GHz 2MB L2 Cache). Therefore, on average a Penryn based Pentium T4500 should be comparable. A first single threaded SuperPi benchmark by tweakers.net resulted in 36.6s (comparable to 36.8s of a Phenom II X4 N950).

The Llano APUs feature an integrated DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a maximum of 400 cores. The AMD Radeon HD 6520G called version in the A6-Series however offers only 320 cores at 400MHz. 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 A6-3400M 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 to 15-inch laptops.

AMD A8-3520M

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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.

ModelAMD A4-3310MXAMD A6-3400MAMD A8-3520M
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
CodenameLlanoLlanoLlano
Series: A-Series Llano
AMD A8-3550MX2 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3530MX1.9 - 2.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3510MX1.8 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3430MX1.7 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3520M1.6 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3410MX1.6 - 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3500M1.5 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3420M1.5 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3400M1.4 - 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A4-3330MX2.2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3310MX « 2.1 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3320M2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3300M1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3305M1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A8-3550MX2 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3530MX1.9 - 2.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3510MX1.8 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3430MX1.7 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3520M1.6 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3410MX1.6 - 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3500M1.5 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3420M1.5 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3400M « 1.4 - 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A4-3330MX2.2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3310MX2.1 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3320M2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3300M1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3305M1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A8-3550MX2 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3530MX1.9 - 2.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3510MX1.8 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3430MX1.7 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3520M « 1.6 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3410MX1.6 - 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-3500M1.5 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3420M1.5 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-3400M1.4 - 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A4-3330MX2.2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3310MX2.1 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3320M2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3300M1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3305M1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock2100 - 2500 MHz1400 - 2300 MHz1600 - 2500 MHz
L2 Cache2 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 44 / 4
TDP45 Watt35 Watt35 Watt
Transistors1000 Million1000 Million1000 Million
Technology32 nm32 nm32 nm
Die Size226 mm2218 mm2218 mm2
Features3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, DDR3 Memory Controller, Radeon HD 6480G3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller
iGPUAMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1.2 Points (2%)
min: 1.77     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.79 Points
min: 1.55     avg: 1.9     median: 2 (3%)     max: 2.07 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
0.5 Points (13%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1456     avg: 1497     median: 1512 (9%)     max: 1529 Points
min: 1745     avg: 1757     median: 1757 (11%)     max: 1769 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 4823     avg: 4909     median: 4922 (4%)     max: 4962 Points
min: 5583     avg: 5676     median: 5676 (4%)     max: 5769 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
4702 Points (3%)
min: 6284     avg: 6390     median: 6363 (4%)     max: 6496 Points
min: 5725     avg: 6710     median: 6950 (5%)     max: 7454 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
2459 Points (3%)
min: 1871     avg: 1930     median: 1950 (2%)     max: 1961 Points
min: 2079     avg: 2206     median: 2255 (3%)     max: 2284 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
1300 s (15%)
min: 782     avg: 807     median: 792 (9%)     max: 864 s
min: 676     avg: 701     median: 700.5 (8%)     max: 725 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
41.5 s (8%)
min: 24.7     avg: 26.1     median: 26 (5%)     max: 27.55 s
min: 21.8     avg: 22.4     median: 22.4 (5%)     max: 23.05 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2120     avg: 2137     median: 2135 (5%)     max: 2152 Points
min: 2473     avg: 2485     median: 2483 (5%)     max: 2499 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
33 s (7%)
min: 33     avg: 37.6     median: 37 (8%)     max: 48.44 s
36.4 s (8%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
75 s (3%)
min: 73.8     avg: 90.9     median: 84 (4%)     max: 120 s
82.8 s (4%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1767 s (8%)
min: 1831     avg: 1922     median: 1944 (9%)     max: 1946 s
1916 s (9%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
21200 MIPS (10%)
25000 MIPS (12%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
min: 17590     avg: 17730     median: 17730 (14%)     max: 17870 MFLOPS
21000 MFLOPS (16%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
5.6 Points (72%)
min: 6.5     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (84%)     max: 6.6 Points
6.8 Points (87%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 4842     avg: 5050     median: 5086 (4%)     max: 5171 Points
min: 5624     avg: 5633     median: 5633 (5%)     max: 5642 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2046     avg: 2095     median: 2092 (6%)     max: 2167 Points
min: 1981     avg: 2303     median: 2452 (7%)     max: 2475 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
19296 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
1663 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
2403 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
1789 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2327 Points (21%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4445 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
3718 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
3501 Points (9%)

Average Benchmarks AMD A4-3310MX → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks AMD A6-3400M → 109% n=9

Average Benchmarks AMD A8-3520M → 115% n=9

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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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