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AMD A6-5350M vs AMD A8-5557M vs AMD A8-5545M

AMD A6-5350M

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The AMD A6-5350M is a mobile dual-core processor based on the Richland-architecture. As successor to the A6-4400M, the A6-5350M has a slightly higher CPU and graphics performance and settles in the low end segment. The APU integrates 2 CPU cores, a DirectX 11 graphics unit and the Northbridge along with a DDR3 memory controller.

Compared to Trinity, Richland has been modified just slightly. Therefore, no changes in the feature set or the Pro-MHz performance can be reported. The design of the chip is still based on the Bulldozer architecture, which consists of so-called modules. Each module integrates 2 integer units, but only one FPU. Just like Trinity, Richland supports nearly all current techniques such as AVX (including FMA), AES or Turbo Core.

According to the clock rates of 2.9 to 3.5 GHz, the A6-5350M performs about 15 percent faster than the A6-4400M and just reaches a Pentium P6100. Consequently, the performance in less demanding applications and games is sufficient.

The graphics unit called Radeon HD 8450G offers 192 shader units (VLIW4) and clocks slightly higher than the HD 7520G. With fast dual-channel memory, performance matches a dedicated Radeon HD 7470M.

The power consumption of the entire APU is rated at 35 watts, which is comparable to conventional middle-class models of competition. Thus, the APU is best suited for 14 inch notebooks or bigger.

AMD A8-5557M

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The AMD A8-5557M is a mobile quad-core processor based on the Richland-architecture. In contrast to the A8-5550M, the 5557M is a BGA version. As successor to the A8-4500M, the A8-5550M/5557M has a slightly higher CPU and graphics performance and settles in the lower middle class. The APU integrates 4 CPU cores, a DirectX 11 graphics unit and the Northbridge along with a DDR3 memory controller.

Compared to Trinity, Richland has been modified just slightly. Therefore, no changes in the feature set or the Pro-MHz performance can be reported. The design of the chip is still based on the Bulldozer architecture, which consists of so-called modules. Each of the two modules integrates 2 integer units, but only one FPU. Just like Trinity, Richland supports nearly all current techniques such as AVX (including FMA), AES or Turbo Core.

According to the clock rates of 2.1 to 3.1 GHz, the A8-5557M should perform about 15 percent slower than the A10-5750M and just reach a Core i3-2310M. Consequently, the performance in current applications and games is sufficient.

The graphics unit called Radeon HD 8550G offers 256 shader units (VLIW4) and clocks slightly higher than the HD 7640G at 554 -  720 MHz. With fast dual-channel memory, performance is expected to match a dedicated Radeon HD 7570M.

The power consumption of the entire APU is rated at 35 watts, which is comparable to conventional middle-class models of competition. Thus, the APU is best suited for 14 inch notebooks or bigger.

AMD A8-5545M

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The AMD A8-5545M is a mobile low-voltage quad-core processor based on the Richland architecture. The APU integrates two modules with 1.7 to 2.7 GHz, a Radeon HD 8510G graphics card and a DDR3(L)-1333 memory controller.

Compared to Trinity, Richland has been modified just slightly. Therefore, changes at the feature set or the performance per clock are not expected. The design of the chip is still based on the Bulldozer architecture, which consists of so-called modules. Each of the two modules integrates 2 integer units, but only one FPU. Just like Trinity, Richland supports nearly all current techniques such as AVX (including FMA), AES or Turbo Core.

The CPU performance of the A8-5545M is expected to be roughly on par with a Pentium P6100. For most current applications and less demanding games, the APU has sufficient power.

The graphics unit called Radeon HD 8510G offers all 384 shader units (VLIW4) and is slightly faster than the HD 7640G. The core is clocked at 450-554 MHz (with turbo).

The power consumption of the entire APU is rated at 19 watts, which is slightly above normal ULV CPUs. Thus, the APU is best suited for 13 inch notebooks or bigger.

ModelAMD A6-5350MAMD A8-5557MAMD A8-5545M
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
CodenameRichlandRichlandRichland
Series: A-Series Richland
AMD A10-5750M2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-5757M2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-5745M2.1 - 2.9 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5550M2.1 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5557M2.1 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5545M1.7 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-5350M « 2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-5357M2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-5150M2.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-5345M2.2 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-5145M2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A10-5750M2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-5757M2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-5745M2.1 - 2.9 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5550M2.1 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5557M « 2.1 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5545M1.7 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-5350M2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-5357M2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-5150M2.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-5345M2.2 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-5145M2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A10-5750M2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-5757M2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-5745M2.1 - 2.9 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5550M2.1 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5557M2.1 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5545M « 1.7 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-5350M2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-5357M2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-5150M2.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-5345M2.2 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-5145M2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock2900 - 3500 MHz2100 - 3100 MHz1700 - 2700 MHz
L2 Cache1 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 44 / 4
TDP35 Watt35 Watt19 Watt
Technology32 nm32 nm32 nm
FeaturesSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1333 Controller
iGPUAMD Radeon HD 8450G (533 - 720 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 8550G (554 - 720 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 8510G (450 - 554 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
SocketBGA

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 117     avg: 117.5     median: 117.5 (1%)     max: 118 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 54     avg: 63.5     median: 63.5 (19%)     max: 73 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (2%)     max: 1.34 Points
1.9 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.64     avg: 0.8     median: 0.7 (19%)     max: 0.87 Points
0.8 Points (19%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 2389     avg: 2490     median: 2480.5 (15%)     max: 2610 Points
2115 Points (13%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 2990     avg: 3740     median: 3956 (3%)     max: 4057 Points
5259 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 3558     avg: 4653     median: 4823 (3%)     max: 5407 Points
7373 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 2838     avg: 3259     median: 3377 (4%)     max: 3444 Points
2871 Points (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
1324 s (16%)
903 s (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 39.8     avg: 40.9     median: 40.9 (8%)     max: 41.92 s
26.8 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 1120     avg: 1169     median: 1169 (2%)     max: 1218 Points
1860 Points (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 7.46     avg: 8.2     median: 8.2 (3%)     max: 9 fps
12.4 fps (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 40.25     avg: 43.4     median: 43.4 (10%)     max: 46.5 fps
62.5 fps (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.0868     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.09 GB/s
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.163     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (3%)     max: 0.164 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.808     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (2%)     max: 0.814 GB/s
1.1 GB/s (3%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 1581     avg: 1793     median: 1649 (4%)     max: 2148 Points
2747 Points (6%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 28.9     avg: 29     median: 29 (6%)     max: 29.17 s
31.6 s (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
69 s (3%)
71.9 s (3%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1657 s (7%)
1884 s (8%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
17160 MIPS (8%)
29520 MIPS (14%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
12710 MFLOPS (10%)
21160 MFLOPS (16%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 2764     avg: 3371     median: 3404 (3%)     max: 3946 Points
6116 Points (5%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 942     avg: 1357     median: 1414.5 (4%)     max: 1656 Points
2318 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 11808     avg: 14488     median: 15493 (13%)     max: 15980 Points
21396 Points (17%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
16269 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
17364 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 907     avg: 1117     median: 1220 (3%)     max: 1294 Points
1760 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 1185     avg: 1539     median: 1713 (3%)     max: 1804 Points
2441 Points (4%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
3498 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
1591 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3509 Points (28%)
3331 Points (27%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
3223 Points (29%)
2913 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
3891 Points (8%)
5444 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
3103 Points (6%)
4222 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
3443 Points (9%)
4298 Points (11%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 164     avg: 223     median: 247 (3%)     max: 258 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8944     avg: 11205     median: 10252 (9%)     max: 14419 Points

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