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).
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: 1327 vs 878
- 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2611 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 | 1327 vs 878 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2611 vs 1295 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500B
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X2 450 | AMD A8-5500B |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 878 | 1327 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1295 | 2611 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Kaveri | Trinity |
Launch date | 31 Jul 2014 | October 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 2430 | 2438 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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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 |
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64 bit support | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM2+ | FM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |