Intel Core i5-4258U vs AMD A8-3550MX

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Intel Core i5-4258U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3550MX
Intel Core i5-4258U AMD A8-3550MX

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4258U or AMD A8-3550MX - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-4258U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4258U was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD A8-3550MX has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3550MX was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 4000U (26) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
4 Generation 1
Haswell U Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-5257U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4258U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (2.90 GHz). The AMD A8-3550MX has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.70 GHz).

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic AMD A8-3550MX
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic AMD A8-3550MX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Graphics 5100 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
40 Compute units 5
320 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11

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.

Intel Iris Graphics 5100 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4258U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3550MX can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic AMD A8-3550MX
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4258U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the AMD A8-3550MX is 45 W.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic AMD A8-3550MX
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4258U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3550MX cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic AMD A8-3550MX
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1168 Socket FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2013 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz
704 (100%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (50%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2578 (90%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2866 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
656 (100%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1479 (100%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
838 (100%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1669 (100%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
116 (100%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
263 (100%)
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4258U AMD A8-3550MX
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