AMD PRO A6-8550B vs AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8550B and AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 PRO A6-8550B

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1923 vs 1631
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6056 vs 1882
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1923 vs 1631
PassMark - CPU mark 6056 vs 1882

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8550B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1631
1923
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1882
6056
Name AMD PRO A6-8550B AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1631 1923
PassMark - CPU mark 1882 6056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 223.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.872

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8550B AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray AD855BYBI23JC YD2200C6M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1212 1200
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date 19 April 2018

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4 8
Number of threads 2 4
Unlocked
L1 cache 384 KB
L3 cache 4 MB

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2933 MHz

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1100 MHz
iGPU core count 256 8
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
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
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
AMD VR Ready Processors

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x8