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Processor comparison

AMD A8-5550M vs Intel Core i5-4200Y

AMD

AMD A8-5550M

AMD Socket FS1r2 2100 MHz 4 cores Jun 2013 MOBILE
AMD A8-5550M
Intel

Intel Core i5-4200Y

Intel BGA1168 1400 MHz 2 cores Jun 2013 MOBILE
Intel Core i5-4200Y

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A8-5550M118%
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A8-5550M100%
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y113%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A8-5550M147%
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5550M

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 47% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4200Y

  • 13% higher single threaded performance.
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

AMD A8-5550M
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD A8-5550M

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD A8-5550MIntel Core i5-4200Y
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD A8-5550MIntel Core i5-4200Y
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverIntel_Haswell
MarketMobileMobile
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameRichlandHaswell
Release DateJun 2013Jun 2013

Cores

AMD A8-5550MIntel Core i5-4200Y
Cores42
Threads42
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8550GIntel HD 4200

Cache

AMD A8-5550MIntel Core i5-4200Y
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A8-5550MIntel Core i5-4200Y
SocketAMD Socket FS1r2Intel BGA1168
Max Case Temp71°Cunknown
PackageuPGAFC-BGA1168
Die Size246mm²118mm²
Process32 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD A8-5550MIntel Core i5-4200Y
Cpu Frequency2100 MHz1400 MHz
Turbo Clock3100 MHz1900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vunknown
TDP35 W12 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-5550M1891 points
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y2128 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-5550M4201 points
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y3136 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A8-5550M3397
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y2990

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A8-5550M1306
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y1562

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A8-5550M68
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y (simulated)73.21

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A8-5550M188
  • Intel Core i5-4200Y (simulated)103.35

points - higher is better

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