AMD A8-5500 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B77

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5500 and AMD Phenom II X3 B77 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).

AMD A8-5500

AMD Phenom II X3 B77

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
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 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1334 vs 1310
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2610 vs 1844

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs May 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 3
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334 vs 1310
PassMark - CPU mark	2610 vs 1844

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B77

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1334

1310

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2610

1844

Name	AMD A8-5500	AMD Phenom II X3 B77
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334	1310
PassMark - CPU mark	2610	1844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1243
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 Phenom II X3 B77
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Heka
Launch date	October 2012	May 2010
Place in performance rating	1953	1935
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HDXB77WFK3DGM
Price now		$26.59
Series		AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core
Value for money (0-100)		33.97
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	258 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	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
Base frequency		3.2 GHz
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads		3
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)