Amlogic AML8726-MX vs AMD A8-4555M

Comparative analysis of Amlogic AML8726-MX and AMD A8-4555M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, 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).

Amlogic AML8726-MX

AMD A8-4555M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4555M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 60% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Amlogic AML8726-MX
CPU 2: AMD A8-4555M

Name	Amlogic AML8726-MX	AMD A8-4555M
PassMark - Single thread mark		789
PassMark - CPU mark		1331
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		143.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		34.439

Compare specifications (specs)

	Amlogic AML8726-MX	AMD A8-4555M
Essentials
Launch date	18 October 2012	1 October 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	2373
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Trinity
Series		AMD A-Series
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1303 Million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FP2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		19 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)