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AMD A8-4500M vs AMD A8-4555M. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
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Released
Q3/2012
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AMD A8-4555M
AMD A8-4555M

What's the best choice AMD A8-4500M or AMD A8-4555M? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A8-4500M has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD A8-4555M has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 19 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Differences

AMD A8-4500M Reasons to consider
AMD A8-4500M
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1511 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-4500M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    582 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    514 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    990 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    959 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1341 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1361 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1073 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    790 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    742 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    813 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    737 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1114 place
AMD A8-4555M Reasons to consider
AMD A8-4555M
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1645 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    19 W left arrow 35 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-4555M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1392 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1457 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1109 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    810 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    833 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    807 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    712 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1183 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-4000M left arrow AMD A8-4000M
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 7640G left arrow AMD Radeon HD 7600G
  • GPU frequency
    0.50 GHz left arrow 0.32 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.69 GHz left arrow 0.43 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q3/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A8-4555M and AMD A8-4500M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-4500M and AMD A8-4555M to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow 19 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-4500M and AMD A8-4500M, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Trinity (Piledriver) left arrow Trinity (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FS1r2 left arrow FP2
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q3/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-4500M and AMD A8-4555M.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
316
AMD A8-4500M
252
AMD A8-4555M
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
844
AMD A8-4500M
657
AMD A8-4555M
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
351
AMD A8-4500M
326
AMD A8-4555M
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
1236
AMD A8-4500M
1105
AMD A8-4555M
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
3398
AMD A8-4500M
2506
AMD A8-4555M
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
0.71
AMD A8-4500M
0.44
AMD A8-4555M
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
1.71
AMD A8-4500M
1.23
AMD A8-4555M
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
2702
AMD A8-4500M
2198
AMD A8-4555M

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