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AMD A8-5550M vs AMD A8-5557M. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2013
AMD A8-5550M
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AMD A8-5557M
AMD A8-5557M

What's the best choice AMD A8-5550M or AMD A8-5557M? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD A8-5550M has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2013.

AMD A8-5557M has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD A8-5550M Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1567 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-5550M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1336 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    991 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    812 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    769 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    702 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    690 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1072 place
AMD A8-5557M Reasons to consider
AMD A8-5557M
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1505 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-5557M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1243 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    993 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    727 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    734 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    616 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    732 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1091 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
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
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-5000M left arrow AMD A8-5000M
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
    2.10 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.10 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 8550G left arrow AMD Radeon HD 8550G
  • GPU frequency
    0.52 GHz left arrow 0.52 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.72 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q2/2013
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 A8-5557M and AMD A8-5550M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • 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 A8-5550M and AMD A8-5557M to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-5550M and AMD A8-5550M, 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
    Richland (Piledriver) left arrow Richland (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FS1r2 left arrow FP2
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-5550M and AMD A8-5557M.

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
381
AMD A8-5550M
442
AMD A8-5557M
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
947
AMD A8-5550M
1201
AMD A8-5557M
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
369
AMD A8-5550M
369
AMD A8-5557M
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
1102
AMD A8-5550M
1591
AMD A8-5557M
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
3198
AMD A8-5550M
3498
AMD A8-5557M
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
0.79
AMD A8-5550M
0.8
AMD A8-5557M
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
1.98
AMD A8-5550M
1.9
AMD A8-5557M
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
3093
AMD A8-5550M
2892
AMD A8-5557M

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