AMD A6-9550 processor review

AMD A6-9550

A6-9550 processor released by AMD; release date: 27 July 2017. The processor is designed for desktop-computers and based on Bristol Ridge microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 90°C. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB (per core), L2 - 1 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4.

Supported socket types: AM4. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 65 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Radeon R5 Series with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1029 MHz.

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 388.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 256
Texture fill rate 12.13 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76839.20
Medium, 1366x76828.50
High, 1366x76825.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72030.90
Medium, 1920x10809.90

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.40
Medium, 1920x10804.30

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7206.00
Medium, 1920x10802.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.40
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.30
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.50
Medium, 1920x108011.80

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72039.00
Medium, 1920x108014.00

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.40
Medium, 1920x10803.50

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10804.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1920x10805.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1920x10804.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00
Medium, 1920x10801.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00
Medium, 1920x10801.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.70
Medium, 1920x10809.40

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.50
Medium, 1920x10803.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7208.10
Medium, 1920x10804.30

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72028.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x7206.00

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7206.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x7208.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72042.60
Medium, 1920x108019.40

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x72015.00
Medium, 1920x10806.20

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00
High, 1920x108010.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.10

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72035.20
Medium, 1366x76832.80

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72032.80

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72044.60
Medium, 1920x108022.75
High, 1920x108016.30

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.50

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.20

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.90
Medium, 1920x10805.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.90
Medium, 1920x10807.30

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72028.60
Medium, 1920x108013.20

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72053.40
Medium, 1366x76836.10

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76829.40
Medium, 1366x76812.10

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72030.40
Medium, 1366x76824.60

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x7687.00

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x7204.00
Medium, 1366x7682.00

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72018.20
Medium, 1366x76811.30

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76817.03
Medium, 1366x76810.70

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.90
Medium, 1366x76821.60

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76837.70
Medium, 1366x76828.80

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72034.15
Medium, 1366x76821.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x7689.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76859.70
Medium, 1366x76822.00

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76819.30
Medium, 1366x76814.80

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76812.00

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.15
Medium, 1366x76815.60

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72019.15
Medium, 1344x75612.40

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768111.90
Medium, 1366x76834.30

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72017.40
Medium, 1280x72013.90

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x7689.90
Medium, 1366x7686.80
High, 1366x7685.70

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76827.65
Medium, 1366x76815.45
High, 1366x7687.75

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76816.50
Medium, 1366x76812.00
High, 1366x7689.20

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76827.00
Medium, 1366x76820.30
High, 1366x76817.10

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76813.00
Medium, 1366x76810.00
High, 1366x7685.00

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76813.95
Medium, 1366x76810.60
High, 1366x7686.45

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72040.12
Medium, 1366x76824.13
High, 1366x76819.30
Ultra, 1920x10807.50

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x76875.30
Medium, 1366x76828.30
High, 1366x76817.60

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76846.53
Medium, 1366x76824.40
High, 1366x76817.47

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76850.70
Medium, 1366x76834.55
High, 1366x76827.70

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72030.05
Medium, 1366x76820.35
High, 1366x76814.15

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76852.65
High, 1366x76825.65

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x76881.40
Medium, 1360x76824.30
High, 1360x76818.60
Ultra, 1920x108012.40

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x60082.60
Medium, 1024x76843.70

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017
OPN PIB AD9550AGABBOX
OPN Tray AD9550AGM23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating not rated
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.8 GHz
Compute Cores 8
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x8

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

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