AMD R-272F vs AMD A8-3550MX

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and AMD A8-3550MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

AMD R-272F

AMD A8-3550MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1087 vs 962

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2012 vs 8 December 2011
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087 vs 962

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1687 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: AMD A8-3550MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1687

Name	AMD R-272F	AMD A8-3550MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	962
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	1687
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 R-272F	AMD A8-3550MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Llano
Launch date	21 May 2012	8 December 2011
Place in performance rating	2179	2160
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Series		AMD A-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		218 mm
Transistor count		1000 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)