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AMD A8-5557M vs AMD A4-5150M. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2013
AMD A8-5557M
AMD A8-5557M
Released
Q2/2013
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AMD A4-5150M
AMD A4-5150M

What's the best choice AMD A8-5557M or AMD A4-5150M? Which processor is faster?

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

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

AMD A4-5150M has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD A8-5557M Reasons to consider
AMD A8-5557M
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1505 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

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
AMD A4-5150M Reasons to consider
AMD A4-5150M
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1670 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A4-5150M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1368 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    788 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    867 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1231 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
AMD A4-5150M AMD A4-5150M
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 A4-5000M
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 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • 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 8350G
  • GPU frequency
    0.52 GHz left arrow 0.51 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.72 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 128
  • 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 A4-5150M and AMD A8-5557M. 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 A8-5557M and AMD A4-5150M 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 A8-5557M and AMD A8-5557M, 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 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Richland (Piledriver) left arrow Richland (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FP2 left arrow FS1r1
  • 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 A8-5557M and AMD A4-5150M.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
369
AMD A8-5557M
184
AMD A4-5150M
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
1591
AMD A8-5557M
1249
AMD A4-5150M
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
3498
AMD A8-5557M
1929
AMD A4-5150M
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
2892
AMD A8-5557M
1921
AMD A4-5150M

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