AMD A8-5557M processor review

A8-5557M processor released by AMD; release date: 23 May 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: BGA. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 35 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1037

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

1801

Geekbench 4
Single Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

5311

439

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

36691

1192

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

7128 Frames

2075 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

7128.000 Fps

2075.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

12887 Frames

4970 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

12887.000 Fps

4970.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2075 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2075.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	4970 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	4970.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland
Launch date	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	1319
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	BGA
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™)