AMD A8-5500B vs AMD A6-3650

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5500B and AMD A6-3650 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-5500B

AMD A6-3650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500B

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1327 vs 1042
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2611 vs 2079
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 427 vs 333
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 1128
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.418 vs 2.949
10.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 90.111 vs 8.719
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.394 vs 0.158
11.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.819 vs 3.599

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs June 2011
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327 vs 1042
PassMark - CPU mark	2611 vs 2079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427 vs 333
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.418 vs 2.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.111 vs 8.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.394 vs 0.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.819 vs 3.599

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5500B
CPU 2: AMD A6-3650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1327

1042

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2611

2079

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

427

333

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

1128

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.418

2.949

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

90.111

8.719

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.394

0.158

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

41.819

3.599

Name	AMD A8-5500B	AMD A6-3650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327	1042
PassMark - CPU mark	2611	2079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427	333
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184	1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.418	2.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.111	8.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.394	0.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.819	3.599
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2340

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-5500B	AMD A6-3650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Llano
Launch date	October 2012	June 2011
Place in performance rating	2438	2451
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)