AMD GX-412HC vs AMD A8-3500M

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.

• 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.

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.

• Frequency
  1.50 GHz 1.20 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

• 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