AMD PRO A6-8530B vs AMD A8-5557M

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8530B and AMD A8-5557M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8530B

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1149 vs 1037
  • 4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1941 vs 439
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2807 vs 1192
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1149 vs 1037
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1941 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2807 vs 1192

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5557M

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1801 vs 1127
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2075 vs 1704
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4970 vs 4708
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2075 vs 1704
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4970 vs 4708
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1801 vs 1127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2075 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4970 vs 4708
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2075 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4970 vs 4708

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8530B
CPU 2: AMD A8-5557M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1149
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1127
1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1941
439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2807
1192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1704
2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4708
4970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1704
2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4708
4970
Name AMD PRO A6-8530B AMD A8-5557M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1149 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 1127 1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1941 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2807 1192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 226.263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 43.737
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 851
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1704 2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4708 4970
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 851
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1704 2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4708 4970

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8530B AMD A8-5557M

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date Q3 2016 23 May 2013
OPN Tray AM853BADY23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1304 1320
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Richland

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics R5
Switchable graphics

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 BGA
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)