AMD A8-5500
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AMD A8-5500 vs AMD FX-4320. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2012
AMD A8-5500
AMD A8-5500
Released
Q4/2012
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AMD FX-4320
AMD FX-4320

What's the best choice AMD A8-5500 or AMD FX-4320? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD A8-5500 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2012.

AMD FX-4320 has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

AMD A8-5500 Reasons to consider
AMD A8-5500
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1452 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

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
AMD FX-4320 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-4320
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1321 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-4320 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1074 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1104 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    502 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    847 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
AMD FX-4320 AMD FX-4320
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow AMD FX
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-5000 left arrow AMD FX-4300
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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 7560D left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.76 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow
  • Shader
    256 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow
  • Generation
    4 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow
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 No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-4320 and AMD A8-5500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-5500 and AMD FX-4320 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-5500 and AMD A8-5500, 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 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Trinity (Piledriver) left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow Q4/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-5500 and AMD FX-4320.

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
463
AMD A8-5500
553
AMD FX-4320
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
1258
AMD A8-5500
1481
AMD FX-4320
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 A8-5500
1.08
AMD FX-4320
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
2.78
AMD A8-5500
3.55
AMD FX-4320
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
4052
AMD A8-5500
5011
AMD FX-4320

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