AMD A8-5500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-5500 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-5500, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2 socket.
Name: AMD A8-5500
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A8-5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5500 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500 is 3.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-5500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-5500 uses the AMD Radeon HD 7560D, which has 256 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 7560D
GPU frequency: 0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 256
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q3/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500 is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FM2
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Trinity (Piledriver)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date: Q3/2012
Release price: 85 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
4782
4782
Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
4777
4777
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
4747
4747
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4738
4738
AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
4691
4691

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
4067
4067
Intel Core i5-3570T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
4062
4062
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
4052
4052
AMD FX-4100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
4051
4051
MediaTek Dimensity 800
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
4051
4051

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 B99
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1762
1762
AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1762
1762
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1754
1754
AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1745
1745
AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1737
1737

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1259
1259
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1259
1259
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1258
1258
Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1255
1255
Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1255
1255

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
468
468
Intel Pentium E6700
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
467
467
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
463
463
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
6C 6T @ 3.2 GHz
462
462
Intel Core i3-4120U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
462
462

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
389
389
AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
389
389
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
389
389
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
NoneC NoneT @ --
389
389
AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
389
389

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
2.8
2.8
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2.8
2.8
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
2.8
2.8
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2.8
2.8
Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2.8
2.8

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
0.7
0.7
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
0.7
0.7
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
0.7
0.7