AMD A8-5550M processor review

A8-5550M processor released by AMD; release date: 12 March 2013. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Richland microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.1 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 32 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB (per core), L2 - 4096 KB.

Supported memory types: DDR3.

Supported socket types: FS1r2. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 35 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

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4870

1039

PassMark
CPU mark

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156834

1869

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

369

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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36691

924

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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97.640 mPixels/s

3.830 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

7.997 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

0.148 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

10.477 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

2.546 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047 Frames

634 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

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7128 Frames

2542 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

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12887 Frames

6126 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047.000 Fps

634.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

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7128.000 Fps

2542.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

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12887.000 Fps

6126.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1039
PassMark - CPU mark	1869
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	3.830 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	7.997 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.148 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	10.477 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	2.546 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	634 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2542 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	6126 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	634.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2542.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	6126.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland
Launch date	12 March 2013
Place in performance rating	1710
Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million

Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)