AMD A6-7000 vs AMD A8-3550MX

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7000 and AMD A8-3550MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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), 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).

AMD A6-7000

AMD A8-3550MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7000

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2014 vs 8 December 2011
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 962 vs 857
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1010

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	962 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark	1687 vs 1010

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7000
CPU 2: AMD A8-3550MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1010

1687

Name	AMD A6-7000	AMD A8-3550MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	962
PassMark - CPU mark	1010	1687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		165.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		32.992

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7000	AMD A8-3550MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Llano
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2014	8 December 2011
OPN Tray	AM7000ECH23JA
Place in performance rating	2082	2084
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
Die size		218 mm
L1 cache		512 KB
Transistor count		1000 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3U-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0