AMD A8-5500
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Released
Q3/2012
AMD A8-5500

Processor AMD A8-5500, specifications and benchmarks

1452 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
AMD A8-5500 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q3/2012. Here are all the AMD A8-5500’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.20 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports DDR3-1866 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket FM2. The TDP for CPU is 65 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor AMD A8-5500

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    2
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-5000
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

AMD A8-5500 Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.70 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 7560D
  • GPU frequency
    0.76 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
    4
  • Shader
    256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Generation
    4
  • DirectX Version
    11
  • Technology
    32 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • h264
    Decode
  • VP9
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
  • PCIe lanes
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Trinity (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm
  • Socket
    FM2
  • Release date
    Q3/2012
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-5500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1180 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1213 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    917 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    686 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    644 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    811 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    565 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    956 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD A8-5500 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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