The AMD A6-3500 was a desktop processor with 3 cores, launched in August 2011. It is part of the A6 lineup, using the Llano architecture with Socket FM1. A6-3500 has 1 MB of L2 cache per core and operates at 2.1 GHz by default, but can boost up to 2.4 GHz, depending on the workload. AMD is making the A6-3500 on a 32 nm production node using 1,178 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on A6-3500, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 65 W, the A6-3500 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. AMD's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 1866 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the machine, A6-3500 uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. This processor features the Radeon HD 6530D integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the A6-3500, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.