AMD A6-5345M vs AMD A8-5545M

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5345M and AMD A8-5545M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-5345M

AMD A8-5545M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5345M

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 19 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1094 vs 832
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1294 vs 286
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1926 vs 778

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 19 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1094 vs 832
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1294 vs 286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1926 vs 778

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5545M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x 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 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1567 vs 1122

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1567 vs 1122

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5345M
CPU 2: AMD A8-5545M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1094

832

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1122

1567

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1294

286

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1926

778

Name	AMD A6-5345M	AMD A8-5545M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1094	832
PassMark - CPU mark	1122	1567
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1294	286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1926	778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.22
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2521
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2521

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5345M	AMD A8-5545M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Richland
Launch date	23 May 2013	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	2014	2034
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	71 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP2	FP2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	19 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)