AMD A6-3500 vs Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

Let's find out which one of AMD A6-3500 and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A6-3500 Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD A Broadcom BCM
• Generation
  1 4
• CPU group
  AMD A6-3000 Broadcom BCM2711

In this block we are going to compare AMD A6-3500 vs Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) 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.

• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 1.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  3 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  3 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- 4x Cortex-A72

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A6-3500 and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 6530D Broadcom VideoCore VI
• GPU frequency
  0.44 GHz 0.50 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  5 4
• Shader
  320 64
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  0 2
• Generation
  3 6
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  32 nm 28 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2010 06/2019

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A6-3500 and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711). Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD A6-3500 and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  8192 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A6-3500 and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711).

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A6-3500 or Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 7.5 W
• TDP down
  -- 3 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A6-3500 and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Llano (K10) Cortex-A72
• Technology
  32 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  FM1 N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2011 06/2019

List of devices based on AMD A6-3500 and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711).

• Used in
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