AMD A8-5500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5500 and AMD Phenom II X4 905e 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 X4 905e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1334 vs 1012
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2609 vs 1936
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.063 vs 3.495

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334 vs 1012
PassMark - CPU mark	2609 vs 1936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.063 vs 3.495

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 905e

3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1662 vs 455
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4721 vs 1243

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1662 vs 455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4721 vs 1243

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 905e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1334

1012

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2609

1936

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

455

1662

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1243

4721

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.063

3.495

Name	AMD A8-5500	AMD Phenom II X4 905e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334	1012
PassMark - CPU mark	2609	1936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	455	1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1243	4721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.063	3.495
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 X4 905e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Deneb
Launch date	October 2012	June 2009
Place in performance rating	1953	1937
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$212
Price now		$53.99
Series		4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Value for money (0-100)		16.84
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	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
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	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)