AMD A8-3500M VS AMD GX-412HC — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A8-3500M vs AMD GX-412HC

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-3500M vs AMD GX-412HC in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of AMD A8-3500M

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Higher clock speed

1.50 GHz 1.20 GHz

Around -25% better clock speed

Top features of AMD GX-412HC

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Performance per watt

7 W 35 W

About 0.2 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A8-3500M AMD GX-412HC

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-3500M and AMD GX-412HC is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A8-3500M AMD GX-412HC
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD A AMD G
Generation	1 2
CPU group	AMD A6-3000M AMD GX 2st Gen.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-3500M vs AMD GX-412HC by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.50 GHz 1.20 GHz
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-3500M and AMD GX-412HC along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 6620G AMD Radeon R3E
GPU frequency	0.44 GHz 0.27 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 0.35 GHz
Execution units	5 3
Shader	400 0
Max. GPU Memory	1 GB --
Max. displays	2 0
Generation	3 0
Technology	32 nm 0
Release date	Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-3500M and AMD GX-412HC. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode / Encode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-3500M and AMD GX-412HC you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 1 (Single Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-3500M or AMD GX-412HC? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	35 W 7 W
TDP up	-- 15 W
Tjunction max.	-- 90 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-3500M and AMD GX-412HC CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L2-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
L3-Cache	4.00 MB --
Architecture	Llano (K10) Steppe Eagle (Puma)
Technology	32 nm 28 nm
Socket	FS1 BGA 769
Release date	Q2/2011 Q2/2014
Part Number	-- GE412HIYJ44JB