AMD A8-5500B vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5500B and AMD Phenom II X4 850 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).

AMD A8-5500B

AMD Phenom II X4 850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500B

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
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 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1327 vs 1241
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2611 vs 2437
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 427 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs June 2011
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327 vs 1241
PassMark - CPU mark	2611 vs 2437
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427 vs 366

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1217 vs 1184

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1217 vs 1184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5500B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1327

1241

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2611

2437

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

427

366

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

1217

Name	AMD A8-5500B	AMD Phenom II X4 850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327	1241
PassMark - CPU mark	2611	2437
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427	366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184	1217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.819

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-5500B	AMD Phenom II X4 850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Propus
Launch date	October 2012	June 2011
Place in performance rating	2438	2453
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
Launch price (MSRP)		$111
OPN PIB		HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray		HDX850WFK42GM
Price now		$64.99
Series		AMD Phenom II X4
Value for money (0-100)		16.08
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	300 million
Base frequency		3.3 GHz
Number of threads		4
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™)