AMD FX-9830P vs AMD A8-3550MX

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-9830P and AMD A8-3550MX 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9830P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 962
  • Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3332 vs 1687
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 8 December 2011
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1582 vs 962
PassMark - CPU mark 3332 vs 1687

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-9830P
CPU 2: AMD A8-3550MX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1582
962
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3332
1687
Name AMD FX-9830P AMD A8-3550MX
PassMark - Single thread mark 1582 962
PassMark - CPU mark 3332 1687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 165.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 32.992

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-9830P AMD A8-3550MX

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Llano
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 8 December 2011
OPN Tray FM983PAEY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2178 2165
Series AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Die size 250 mm 218 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 3100 Million 1000 Million
Unlocked
L1 cache 512 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
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

Configurable TDP 25-45 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)