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).

AMD FX-9830P

AMD A8-3550MX

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: 1578 vs 962
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3322 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	1578 vs 962
PassMark - CPU mark	3322 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

1578

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3322

1687

Name	AMD FX-9830P	AMD A8-3550MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1578	962
PassMark - CPU mark	3322	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	2180	2160
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™)