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Intel Core i5-5300U vs AMD A8-3550MX. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Core i5-5300U
Intel Core i5-5300U
Released
Q4/2011
Overall score
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AMD A8-3550MX
AMD A8-3550MX

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-5300U or AMD A8-3550MX? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-5300U has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2015.

AMD A8-3550MX has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1108 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% better overclocked clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-5300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    477 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    472 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    732 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    753 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    993 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1160 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1085 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    449 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    526 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    512 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    532 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    132 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    971 place
AMD A8-3550MX Reasons to consider
AMD A8-3550MX
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1310 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-3550MX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1055 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    800 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    687 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    696 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    265 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1093 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-5300U Intel Core i5-5300U
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000U left arrow AMD A6-3000M
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
    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes 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
    Intel HD Graphics 5500 left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6620G
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.44 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.90 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 5
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 400
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 3
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q2/2011
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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A8-3550MX and Intel Core i5-5300U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-5300U and AMD A8-3550MX to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-5300U and Intel Core i5-5300U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell U left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1168 left arrow FS1
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q4/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-5300U and AMD A8-3550MX.

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
346
Intel Core i5-5300U
355
AMD A8-3550MX
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
3025
Intel Core i5-5300U
1165
AMD A8-3550MX
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
6089
Intel Core i5-5300U
4060
AMD A8-3550MX
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
3.08
Intel Core i5-5300U
1.45
AMD A8-3550MX
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
31.5
Intel Core i5-5300U
16.8
AMD A8-3550MX
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
3972
Intel Core i5-5300U
2866
AMD A8-3550MX

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