AMD A4-7300 vs AMD A8-5500B

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-7300 and AMD A8-5500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7300

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1477 vs 1325
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 427
  • 16.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.365 vs 0.511
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 vs 1325
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442 vs 427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.365 vs 0.511

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2609 vs 1529
  • Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 681
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.418 vs 2.343
  • 19.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 90.111 vs 4.73
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.394 vs 0.112
  • 22.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.819 vs 1.865
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2609 vs 1529
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1184 vs 681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.418 vs 2.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 90.111 vs 4.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.394 vs 0.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 41.819 vs 1.865

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-7300
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1477
1325
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1529
2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
442
427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
681
1184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.343
3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.73
90.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.112
0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.365
0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.865
41.819
Name AMD A4-7300 AMD A8-5500B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 1325
PassMark - CPU mark 1529 2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442 427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 681 1184
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.343 3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.73 90.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.112 0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.365 0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.865 41.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2652

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-7300 AMD A8-5500B

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD7300OKA23HL
Place in performance rating 2458 2438
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Trinity
Launch date October 2012

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0