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AMD A6-3420M APU vs A8-3530MX APU

The AMD A6-3420M APU is newer than AMD A8-3530MX APU, while AMD A8-3530MX APU is around 20% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 18% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD A8-3530MX APU uses around 25% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 817 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×AMD A6-3420M APU×AMD A8-3530MX APU+ ADD
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Socket TypeFS1FS1
CPU ClassLaptopLaptop
Clockspeed1.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 2.4 GHzUp to 2.6 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB, L1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB,
TDP35W45W
Yearly Running Cost$6.39$8.21
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2012Q3 2011
# of Samples72889
CPU Value0.00.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)772(-17.8%)938(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1293(-19.6%)1608(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD A6-3420M APU
1,293
AMD A8-3530MX APU
1,608
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD A6-3420M APU
772
AMD A8-3530MX APU
938
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
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25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD A6-3420M APU AMD A8-3530MX APU
Max TDP35W45W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.070.09
Running cost per day$0.018$0.022
Power consumption per year (kWh)25.632.9
Running cost per year$6.39$8.21
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.