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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD FX-9830P | AMD A8-3550MX |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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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 |
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AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
AMD Mantle API | ||
AMD Secure technology | ||
DualGraphics | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |