AMD A8-4555M vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4555M and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4555M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 793 vs 702
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1344 vs 675
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2012 vs 13 April 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 793 vs 702
PassMark - CPU mark 1344 vs 675

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64

  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1087 vs 247
  • 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1806 vs 662
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1087 vs 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1806 vs 662

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-4555M
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
793
702
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1344
675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
247
1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
662
1806
Name AMD A8-4555M AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64
PassMark - Single thread mark 793 702
PassMark - CPU mark 1344 675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 247 1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 662 1806
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 Turion 64 X2 TL-64

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Trinidad
Launch date 1 October 2012 13 April 2007
Place in performance rating 2380 2357
Series AMD A-Series AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Family AMD Turion
OPN Tray TMDTL64HAX5DM

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm 147 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 1303 Million 154 Million
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C
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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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Memory

Supported memory frequency 667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR2