AMD A8-4555M
The AMD A8-4555M is a mobile ultra-low-voltage (ULV) quad-core processor based on the Trinity architecture. Officially introduced in Q4 2012, it is the direct successor to the Llano A-series of APUs (Accelerated Processing Unit). The processing unit is manufactured in 32nm SOI and integrates a 1.6 GHz CPU (up to 2.4 GHz w/ Turbo Core) with a relatively fast Radeon HD 7600G GPU alongside a dual-channel memory controller, video de- and encoders and a northbridge.
The CPU cores are based on a reworked Bulldozer architecture , called Piledriver . Although marketed as a quad-core processor, the A8-4555M includes only two modules with four integer-cores and two floating-point cores total. As a result, the CPU is not a true quad-core processor. When compared to previous Bulldozer cores, AMD has managed to improve upon the IPC (instructions per clock) performance of Trinity cores while allowing for higher clock frequencies. However, when compared to its Llano predecessor, the multithreaded performance of Trinity has only been slightly improved. The enhanced Turbo Core 3.0 feature functions well in speeding up single threaded performance, although it is still not on the same level as Intel’s Turbo Boost equivalent. Regardless, AMD has managed to include other features as well, such as the AVX extension (including FMA) and support for AES encryption. In terms of raw general performance , the A8-4555M performs somewhere between the ULV Pentium and Core i3 series from Intel. Because of the lower frequency, the A8-4555M is 15 - 20 % slower than the A10-4655M (25 W TDP). Nonetheless, CPU performance of the AMD processor is sufficient for all daily workloads like Office, Internet browsing and even light video editing or gaming.
The APU integrates a DirectX 11-compatible GPU called Radeon HD 7600G . The power consumption of the A8-4555M APU is rated at 19 Watt TDP and therefore comparable to Intels ULV-processors. Consequently, the A8-4555M is best suited for thin-and-light notebooks.
Series AMD A-Series Codename Trinity Series: A-Series Trinity Clock Rate 1600 - 2400 MHz Level 2 Cache 4 MB Number of Cores / Threads 4 / 4 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 19 Watt Transistor Count 1303 Million Manufacturing Technology 32 nm Die Size 246 mm2 Features SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA GPU AMD Radeon HD 7600G (320 - 424 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Announcement Date 10/01/2012
Benchmarks Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 0.78 avg: 1.1 median: 1.2 (2%) max: 1.24 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.42 avg: 0.5 median: 0.4 (11%) max: 0.57 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1382 avg: 1507 median: 1555 (9%) max: 1583 points
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Intel Pentium M 740
Intel Pentium M 735
Intel Core 2 Duo T5450
Intel Pentium Dual Core T2330
Intel Core Duo T2250
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 3681 avg: 3753 median: 3757 (3%) max: 3821 points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 3491 avg: 4832 median: 5170.5 (4%) max: 5494 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 1593 avg: 1871 median: 1891 (10%) max: 2109 Points
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 1230 avg: 1265 median: 1282 (15%) max: 1284 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 37 avg: 41.6 median: 40.2 (8%) max: 47.7 s
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min: 1468 avg: 1937 median: 1936.5 (4%) max: 2405 points
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 3.06 avg: 4.2 median: 4.2 (2%) max: 5.35 fps
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 13.61 avg: 20.9 median: 20.9 (5%) max: 28.18 fps
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.091 avg: 0.1 median: 0.1 (3%) max: 0.094 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.163 avg: 0.2 median: 0.2 (3%) max: 0.171 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.81 avg: 0.8 median: 0.8 (2%) max: 0.822 GB/s
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 1197 avg: 1720 median: 1876.5 (4%) max: 1928 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
41 s (9%)
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Intel Pentium M 765
Intel Celeron M 430
Intel Pentium M 760
AMD Turion 64 MK-38
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 92 avg: 93.7 median: 94 (4%) max: 95 s
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Intel Pentium M 770
Intel Pentium M 755
Intel Pentium M 780
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 2456 avg: 2523 median: 2491 (11%) max: 2621 s
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Intel Mobile Pentium 4 520
Intel Core Duo T2050
Intel Core Solo U1400
Intel Mobile Pentium 4 552
Intel Pentium M 750
AMD Turion 64 ML-37
Intel Core Duo U2500
Intel Core Solo U1500
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
min: 12110 avg: 20422 median: 24156 (11%) max: 25000 MIPS
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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
min: 9000 avg: 13711 median: 15750 (12%) max: 16384 MFLOPS
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 3310 avg: 3527 median: 3526.5 (3%) max: 3743 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 1097 avg: 1531 median: 1654 (4%) max: 1719 Points
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Reviews for the AMD A8-4555M processor
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Review Asus VivoBook U38DT Subnotebook Flat beauty. The VivoBook U38DT is a 13-inch subnotebook that is powered by a Trinity processor and the brand new Radeon HD 8550M from AMD. The ultra-thin const...
AMD A8-4555M | AMD Radeon HD 8550M | 13.30" | 1.6 kg
Review Lenovo IdeaPad S405 Notebook Couch potato. Lenovo's IdeaPad S405 comes with a Trinity quad-core and a light case and is very quiet. But, how do its dark glare-type display and its 32 Wh bat...
AMD A8-4555M | AMD Radeon HD 7600G | 14.00" | 1.6 kg
Asus VivoBook U38N-C4010H : AMD Radeon HD 7600G, 13.30", 1.6 kg
External Review » Asus VivoBook U38N-C4010H
HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-b168ca : AMD Radeon HD 7600G, 11.60", 2.5 kg
External Review » HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-b168ca
Toshiba Satellite L955D-S5140NR : AMD Radeon HD 7600G, 15.60", 2.3 kg
External Review » Toshiba Satellite L955D-S5140NR
Asus VivoBook U38DT-R3001H : AMD Radeon HD 8550M, 13.30", 1.6 kg
External Review » Asus VivoBook U38DT-R3001H
HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15z-b000 : AMD Radeon HD 7600G, 15.60", 2.1 kg
External Review » HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15z-b000
Acer Aspire V5-551 : AMD Radeon HD 7600G, 15.60", 2.2 kg
External Review » Acer Aspire V5-551
Lenovo IdeaPad S405 : AMD Radeon HD 7600G, 14.00", 1.6 kg
External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad S405
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