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AMD A8-5500

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AMD A8-5500

AMD Socket FM2 Released Oct 2012 DESKTOP
AMD A8-5500
AMD_PiledriverArchitecture
4Cores
4Threads
3200 MHzFrequency
3700 MHzTurbo clock
65 WTDP

Summary

Relative performance

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The AMD A8-5500 is a cpu released by AMD on Oct 2012. This processor is based on the architecture and packs 1178 million transistors on a 32 nm, 246 mm² die.

AMD A8-5500 pros and cons

Specifications

Architecture

ArchitectureAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3
CodenameTrinity
Release DateOct 2012

Cores

Cores4
Threads4
E-Coresnone
SMPs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 7560D

Cache

L1 Cache128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB

Physical

SocketAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp71°C
PackageuPGA
Die Size246mm²
Process32 nm

Performance

Cpu Frequency3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz
Voltage1.475 V
TDP65 W

Similar processors

Compared to similar performing CPUs
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500 Intel Celeron G1840 Intel Celeron G1840 Compare AMD A10-7700K AMD A10-7700K Compare Intel Celeron G1820 Intel Celeron G1820 Compare AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K Compare
Architecture AMD_Piledriver Intel_Haswell AMD_Steamroller Intel_Haswell AMD_Piledriver
Process Node 32 nm 22 nm 28 nm 22 nm 32 nm
Cores/Threads 4/4 2/2 4/4 2/2 4/4
Release Date Oct 2012 May 2014 Jan 2014 Dec 2013 Oct 2013

Benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A10-7700K 6101
  • AMD A10-6790K 5866
  • AMD A8-5500 4882
  • Intel Celeron G1840 3990
  • Intel Celeron G1820 3832

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A8-5500 1931

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A8-5500 5221

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Celeron G1840 2260
  • Intel Celeron G1820 2194
  • AMD A10-6790K 2067
  • AMD A10-7700K 2061
  • AMD A8-5500 1799

points - higher is better