AMD A8-3550MX vs AMD Turion II Ultra M660

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3550MX and AMD Turion II Ultra M660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1011

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M660

• Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
• Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1103 vs 962

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3550MX
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M660

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	962 1103
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1687 1011

Compare specifications (specs)