AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs AMD A8-5557M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3300U and AMD A8-5557M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

AMD A8-5557M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1870 vs 1037
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5741 vs 1801

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2019 vs 23 May 2013
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	5741 vs 1801

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5557M

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
CPU 2: AMD A8-5557M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1870

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5741

1801

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	AMD A8-5557M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	5741	1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2075
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4970
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4970

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	AMD A8-5557M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Richland
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	6 Jan 2019	23 May 2013
OPN Tray	YM3300C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1239	1254
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)