AMD A8-5500 vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5500 and AMD Athlon II X3 400e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 A8-5500
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1334 vs 908
- Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2609 vs 1320
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | October 2012 vs October 2009 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1334 vs 908 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2609 vs 1320 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1398 vs 455
- 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3137 vs 1243
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1398 vs 455 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3137 vs 1243 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-5500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 400e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-5500 | AMD Athlon II X3 400e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1334 | 908 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2609 | 1320 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 455 | 1398 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1243 | 3137 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.063 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.685 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.185 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.504 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.038 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 789 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2225 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4729 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 789 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2225 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4729 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A8-5500 | AMD Athlon II X3 400e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Trinity | Rana |
Launch date | October 2012 | October 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 1953 | 1973 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | |
Price now | $107.43 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.51 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 246 mm | 169 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 3 |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 300 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM2 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Virtualization |
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