AMD FX-7500 vs AMD A6-5357M

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-7500 and AMD A6-5357M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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), 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 FX-7500

AMD A6-5357M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1977 vs 1165
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 873 vs 623

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2014 vs 23 May 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1977 vs 1165
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	873 vs 623

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5357M

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1243 vs 976
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 395 vs 344

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1243 vs 976
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	395 vs 344

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-7500
CPU 2: AMD A6-5357M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

976

1243

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1977

1165

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

344

395

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

873

623

Name	AMD FX-7500	AMD A6-5357M
PassMark - Single thread mark	976	1243
PassMark - CPU mark	1977	1165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344	395
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	873	623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2174

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-7500	AMD A6-5357M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Richland
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	4 June 2014	23 May 2013
OPN Tray	FM7500ECH44JA
Place in performance rating	2506	2487
Series	AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
Compute Cores	10
Die size	245 mm	246 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	2410 Million	1178 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	553 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0