AMD Athlon 5350 vs AMD A8-5500B

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5350 and AMD A8-5500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, 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 Athlon 5350

AMD A8-5500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5350

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
13.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.011 vs 0.511

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.011 vs 0.511

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500B

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1327 vs 699
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2611 vs 1787
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 427 vs 245
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 796
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.418 vs 3.385
11.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 90.111 vs 7.63
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.394 vs 0.175
23x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.819 vs 1.821

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327 vs 699
PassMark - CPU mark	2611 vs 1787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427 vs 245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.418 vs 3.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.111 vs 7.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.394 vs 0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.819 vs 1.821

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5350
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

699

1327

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1787

2611

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

245

427

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

796

1184

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.385

3.418

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.63

90.111

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.175

0.394

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.011

0.511

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.821

41.819

Name	AMD Athlon 5350	AMD A8-5500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	699	1327
PassMark - CPU mark	1787	2611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	245	427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	796	1184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.385	3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.63	90.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.175	0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.011	0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.821	41.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3232
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3232

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5350	AMD A8-5500B
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5350JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5350JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2434	2438
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Trinity
Launch date		October 2012
Performance
Base frequency	2.05 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0