Processor comparison
AMD A8-4500M vs Intel Celeron 2955U
AMD
AMD A8-4500M
AMD Socket FS1r2
1900 MHz
4 cores
May 2012
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
1400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A8-4500M174%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A8-4500M100%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A8-4500M218%
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 118% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 74% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD A8-4500M
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD A8-4500M
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A8-4500M | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| SSE4a | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| CVT16 | | |
| EVP | | |
| FMA4 | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| XOP | | |
| Turbo Core | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
Architecture
| AMD A8-4500M | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | unknown | DDR3 |
| Codename | Trinity | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2012 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A8-4500M | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 7640G | Intel HD |
Cache
| AMD A8-4500M | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A8-4500M | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FS1r2 | Intel Socket G2 (988B) |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 105°C |
| Package | uPGA | FC-PGA12F |
| Die Size | 246mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A8-4500M | Intel Celeron 2955U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1900 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 2800 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.3 V | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A8-4500M1708 points
- Intel Celeron 2955U1568 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A8-4500M3801 points
- Intel Celeron 2955U3136 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A8-4500M3133
- Intel Celeron 2955U2110
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)
- AMD A8-4500M1258
- Intel Celeron 2955U1398
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A8-4500M3318
- Intel Celeron 2955U2455
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A8-4500M1190
- Intel Celeron 2955U1238
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A8-4500M2438
- Intel Celeron 2955U1520
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- AMD A8-4500M1820.5
- Intel Celeron 2955U2069
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- AMD A8-4500M4872
- Intel Celeron 2955U4000
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A8-4500M0.71
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.61
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- AMD A8-4500M1.71
- Intel Celeron 2955U1.14
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A8-4500M40.76
- Intel Celeron 2955U27
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A8-4500M31.45
- Intel Celeron 2955U53.18
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- AMD A8-4500M1777
- Intel Celeron 2955U1054
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- AMD A8-4500M58.39
- Intel Celeron 2955U40.7
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- AMD A8-4500M10.84
- Intel Celeron 2955U7.52
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- AMD A8-4500M1.1
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.13
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- AMD A8-4500M0.22
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.09
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- AMD A8-4500M0.12
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.06
GB/s
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A8-4500M (simulated)61.42
- Intel Celeron 2955U (simulated)53.94
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD A8-4500M (simulated)170.1
- Intel Celeron 2955U (simulated)103.35
points - higher is better