AMD A8-7050 vs AMD A8-5550M

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7050 and AMD A8-5550M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 A8-7050

AMD A8-5550M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7050

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.049 vs 3.83
27.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 217.952 vs 7.997
4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.619 vs 0.148

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.049 vs 3.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	217.952 vs 7.997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.619 vs 0.148

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5550M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7050
CPU 2: AMD A8-5550M

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.049

3.83

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

217.952

7.997

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.619

0.148

Name	AMD A8-7050	AMD A8-5550M
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.049	3.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	217.952	7.997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.619	0.148
PassMark - Single thread mark		1039
PassMark - CPU mark		1869
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		10.477
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.546
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		634
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6126
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		634
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6126

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7050	AMD A8-5550M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Richland
Launch date	Q3'14	12 March 2013
Place in performance rating	1699	1710
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series		AMD A-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	100 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
VID voltage range	1.012 V
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum frequency		3.1 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3 (906)	FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3