AMD A8-4500M vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4500M and AMD Phenom II X4 N950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, 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), 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 A8-4500M
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
- 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 917 vs 859
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1693 vs 1587
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 15 May 2012 vs 4 October 2010 |
| Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB vs 2048 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 917 vs 859 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1693 vs 1587 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950
- 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1316 vs 319
- 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3852 vs 850
| Specifications (specs) | |
| L1 cache | 512 KB vs 192 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1316 vs 319 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3852 vs 850 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-4500M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N950
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| Name | AMD A8-4500M | AMD Phenom II X4 N950 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 917 | 859 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1693 | 1587 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 319 | 1316 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 850 | 3852 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.85 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6.601 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.141 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.252 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1.772 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 623 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2944 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4413 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 623 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2944 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4413 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD A8-4500M | AMD Phenom II X4 N950 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Trinity | Champlain |
| Launch date | 15 May 2012 | 4 October 2010 |
| Place in performance rating | 1994 | 1982 |
| Series | AMD A-Series | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 246 mm | |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 2048 KB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 1303 Million | |
| Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Sockets supported | FS1r2 | S1 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
