Intel Core i5-4422E vs AMD A8-3550MX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4422E and AMD A8-3550MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4422E

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1048 vs 962
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1907 vs 1687
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1048 vs 962
PassMark - CPU mark 1907 vs 1687

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Number of cores 4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4422E
CPU 2: AMD A8-3550MX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1048
962
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1907
1687
Name Intel Core i5-4422E AMD A8-3550MX
PassMark - Single thread mark 1048 962
PassMark - CPU mark 1907 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)

Intel Core i5-4422E AMD A8-3550MX

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Llano
Launch date Q2'14 8 December 2011
Place in performance rating 2200 2165
Processor Number i5-4422E
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors AMD A-Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 218 mm
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB
Transistor count 1000 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1364 FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)