AMD A8-5550M

The AMD A8-5550M is a mobile quad-core processor based on the Richland-architecture. As successor to the A8-4500M, the A8-5550M 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 A8-5550M performs about 15 percent slower than the A10-5750M and similar to 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. With fast dual-channel memory, performance matches 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.
Series | AMD A-Series |
Codename | Richland |
Series: A-Series Richland | |
Clock Rate | 2100 - 3100 MHz |
Level 2 Cache | 4 MB |
Number of Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 |
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 35 Watt |
Manufacturing Technology | 32 nm |
Features | SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller |
GPU | AMD Radeon HD 8550G (515 - 720 MHz) |
64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
Architecture | x86 |
Announcement Date | 03/12/2013 |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
188 Points (4%)
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
68 Points (25%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1.9 avg: 2 median: 2.1 (4%) max: 2.06 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.78 avg: 0.8 median: 0.8 (25%) max: 0.79 Points
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -3%
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 2139 avg: 2276 median: 2321 (21%) max: 2368 points
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e 1%
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 5334 avg: 5702 median: 5844 (10%) max: 5929 points
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Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 0%
Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2%
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 7526 avg: 7930 median: 8077 (8%) max: 8186 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 2902 avg: 3081 median: 3155 (24%) max: 3187 Points
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -5%
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 863 avg: 900 median: 890.7 (11%) max: 947.232 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 840%
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 25.3 avg: 26.2 median: 26 (5%) max: 27.178 s
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min: 1902 avg: 1933 median: 1932.5 (12%) max: 1963 points
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e 4%
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
6631 MIPS (5%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
2646 MIPS (17%)
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -5%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 13.3 avg: 13.5 median: 13.5 (6%) max: 13.67 fps
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -86%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 67 avg: 70.6 median: 70.6 (21%) max: 74.18 fps
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.141 avg: 0.1 median: 0.1 (6%) max: 0.148 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.256 avg: 0.3 median: 0.3 (7%) max: 0.269 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.3 GB/s (5%)
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Blender 2.79 - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
3223 Seconds (23%)
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e -25%
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
1.7 sec (37%)
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2768 avg: 2854 median: 2795 (15%) max: 2999 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 31.4 avg: 31.5 median: 31.4 (7%) max: 31.606 s
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Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 2%
Intel Core Duo T2400 2%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 1370%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 71 avg: 71.2 median: 71 (3%) max: 71.448 s
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1848.53 avg: 1851 median: 1851.5 (8%) max: 1854.41 s
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Intel Core Duo T2400 0%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 1116%
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
29660 MIPS (14%)
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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
20870 MFLOPS (16%)
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 6035 avg: 6251 median: 6321 (7%) max: 6398 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2274 avg: 2437 median: 2503 (9%) max: 2535 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 19496 avg: 21244 median: 21872 (14%) max: 22365 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
22155 Points (24%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
25741 Points (27%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1662 avg: 1771 median: 1777 (4%) max: 1869 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2350 avg: 2492 median: 2489 (6%) max: 2641 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
4680 Points (38%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
3498 Points (32%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4514 Points (9%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4814 Points (10%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
4432 Points (12%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
4417 points (8%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
1691 points (35%)
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Geekbench 5.3 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.3 64 Bit Single-Core
395 points (22%)
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Intel Core i7-11700K 358%
Geekbench 5.3 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.3 64 Bit Multi-Core
1073 points (6%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2921 avg: 3334 median: 2939 (5%) max: 4141 ms
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Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 185.5 avg: 236 median: 235.7 (3%) max: 285.8 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8435 avg: 11020 median: 11019.5 (16%) max: 13604 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
65.3 Points (22%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance