AMD PRO A6-9500B vs AMD A8-5550M

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500B and AMD A8-5550M 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), 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 A6-9500B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 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
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1215 vs 1039
  • 4.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1769 vs 369
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2567 vs 924
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 October 2016 vs 12 March 2013
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1215 vs 1039
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1769 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2567 vs 924

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5550M

  • 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 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1869 vs 1357
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1869 vs 1357

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500B
CPU 2: AMD A8-5550M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1215
1039
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1357
1869
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1769
369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2567
924
Name AMD PRO A6-9500B AMD A8-5550M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1215 1039
PassMark - CPU mark 1357 1869
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1769 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2567 924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.477
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.546
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 634
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6126
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 634
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6126

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-9500B AMD A8-5550M

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 24 October 2016 12 March 2013
OPN Tray AM950BADY23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1676 1711
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
L2 cache 1 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
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

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics R5
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0