AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD A8-5500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD A8-5500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Ryzen 5 1400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1895 vs 1334
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7753 vs 2609
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 772 vs 455
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3027 vs 1243
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.088 vs 4.063
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 27.532 vs 8.685
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.586 vs 0.185
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs October 2012
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1895 vs 1334
PassMark - CPU mark 7753 vs 2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 vs 455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 vs 1243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088 vs 4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.532 vs 8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.586 vs 0.185

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500

  • 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 1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1895
1334
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7753
2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
772
455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
1243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.088
4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.532
8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.586
0.185
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD A8-5500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1895 1334
PassMark - CPU mark 7753 2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 1243
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088 4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.532 8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.586 0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4729

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD A8-5500

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Trinity
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $170
OPN PIB YD1400BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1400BBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1964 1953
Price now $119.99
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 20.60
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Die size 192 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 4800 Million 1178 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)