AMD A6-3500 APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A6-3500 APU can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD A6-3500 APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 3 Threads: 3

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 384 KB, L2: 3.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A6-3500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 18.40

Overall Rank: 2704

Last Price Change: $74.93 USD (2022-03-08)

Average CPU Mark

1379

Single Thread Rating: 960
Samples: 269*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,955
Thread: 725

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A6-3500 APU

Integer Math	4,022 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,995 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	347.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	29.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	152 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	719 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	960 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-3500 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of February 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2023.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$74.93 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

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	Alarco Gaming PC Desktop Computer Intel i5 3.10GHz,8GB Ram,1TB Hard Drive,Windows 10 pro,WiFi Ready,Video Card Nvidia GTX 650 1GB, 3 RGB Fans with Remote	$449.99 (www.amazon.com)
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	shinobee AMD Quad Gaming Computer, Athlon X4 950 4x3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4, AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5, 512 GB SSD, USB 3, 802.11AC WiFi & Win 11 Prof #6873	$333.00 (www.amazon.com)
	COOFUN Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 3750H UM700 \| 16 GB RAM 256 GB PCIe SSD Mini Desktop Computer \| Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics \| Dual WiFi BT 4.2 \| HDMI/Display/USB-C \| RJ45 4X USB 3.0 Ports Small Form Factor	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5600H(6C/12T,up to 4.2 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 2280 NVME SSD Graphics 7 core 1800 MHz Wifi6E/BT5.2/HDMI+Type-C,Support 2.5 Inch HDD	$373.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
AMD A6-3500 APU		1,379

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
AMD A6-3500 APU		18.40
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD A6-3500 APU		960

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A6-3500 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1696886 - Dec 16 2022		1601
BL1680913 - Nov 27 2022		1646
BL1680194 - Nov 26 2022		1019
BL1678921 - Nov 25 2022		1058
BL1670586 - Nov 14 2022		1759

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A6-3500 APU
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A6-3500 APU		1,379
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,493 (+8.3%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,449 (+5.1%)
Intel Pentium G645 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,356 (-1.6%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,286 (-6.7%)
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,186 (-14.0%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,077 (-21.9%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,718 (+24.6%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,710 (+24.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 415e vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,441 (+4.5%)
Intel Celeron G555 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,268 (-8.0%)
Intel Pentium G640T @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,139 (-17.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs AMD A6-3500 APU		1,551 (+12.5%)

Is the AMD A6-3500 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
AMD A6-3500 APU		233

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