AMD A8-4557M vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4557M and AMD Opteron 6278 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A8-4557M

AMD Opteron 6278

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4557M

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-4557M
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

Name	AMD A8-4557M	AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark		1007
PassMark - CPU mark		13733

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-4557M	AMD Opteron 6278
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Interlagos
Launch date	15 May 2012	May 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	1858
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6278WKTGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	316 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	4	16
Transistor count	1303 Million	2400 million
Base frequency		2.4 GHz
L1 cache		768 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		69°C
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Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Memory
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)