AMD Pro A8-8600B vs Intel Core i5-5350H

Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A8-8600B and Intel Core i5-5350H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. 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).

AMD Pro A8-8600B

Intel Core i5-5350H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A8-8600B

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
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-5350H

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Pro A8-8600B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-5350H

Name	AMD Pro A8-8600B	Intel Core i5-5350H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1107
PassMark - CPU mark	2226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	229.764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	39.061
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2559
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2559

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Pro A8-8600B	Intel Core i5-5350H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Broadwell
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	2 June 2015
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1906	not rated
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$289
Processor Number		i5-5350H
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	3.10 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-2133	DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1.05 GHz
iGPU core count	384
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x1622
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)