AMD A8-4555M vs AMD Athlon II N350

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4555M and AMD Athlon II N350 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).

AMD A8-4555M

AMD Athlon II N350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4555M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 84% lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1331 vs 767

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 4 October 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1331 vs 767

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N350

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 945 vs 789

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	945 vs 789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-4555M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II N350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

789

945

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1331

767

Name	AMD A8-4555M	AMD Athlon II N350
PassMark - Single thread mark	789	945
PassMark - CPU mark	1331	767
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	9.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	34.439

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-4555M	AMD Athlon II N350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Champlain
Launch date	1 October 2012	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2373	2376
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	117.5 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1303 Million	234 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP2	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)