AMD Athlon X2 450 vs AMD A8-5500B

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 450 and AMD A8-5500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

AMD Athlon X2 450

AMD A8-5500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 450

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm

Launch date	31 Jul 2014 vs October 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1325 vs 878
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2609 vs 1295

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1325 vs 878
PassMark - CPU mark	2609 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1325

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1295

2609

Name	AMD Athlon X2 450	AMD A8-5500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	878	1325
PassMark - CPU mark	1295	2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1184
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 Athlon X2 450	AMD A8-5500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Trinity
Launch date	31 Jul 2014	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2428	2438
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	246 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	2411 million	1178 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)