AMD A4-5000 vs Nintendo Switch

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AMD A4-5000 CPU1 vs CPU2 Nintendo Switch
AMD A4-5000 Nintendo Switch

CPU comparison

AMD A4-5000 or Nintendo Switch - 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 AMD A4-5000 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5000 was released in Q3/2013.

The Nintendo Switch has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.75 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Nintendo Switch was released in Q1/2017.
AMD A (112) Family NVIDIA Tegra (2)
AMD A4-5000 (5) CPU group NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2)
4 Generation 2
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Cortex-A57/-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-5000 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-5000 is 1.50 GHz while the Nintendo Switch has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Nintendo Switch is at 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz).
AMD A4-5000 Characteristic Nintendo Switch
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz A-Core 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz)
4x Cortex-A57
-- B-Core 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz)
4x Cortex-A53

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.
AMD A4-5000 Characteristic Nintendo Switch
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-5000 or Nintendo Switch has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 8330 GPU NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell)
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.77 GHz
5 GPU Generation 1
28 nm Technology 20 nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 2
128 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12

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.
AMD Radeon HD 8330 GPU NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-5000 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Nintendo Switch supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD A4-5000 Characteristic Nintendo Switch
DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR4-3200
Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-5000 is 15 W, while the Nintendo Switch has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A4-5000 Characteristic Nintendo Switch
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 5 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-5000 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Nintendo Switch is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.
AMD A4-5000 Characteristic Nintendo Switch
28 nm Technology 20 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2017
115 $ Release price --
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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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127 (32%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz
393 (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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
173 (100%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
576 (100%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz
270 (100%)

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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
702 (100%)

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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1907 (100%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
354 (100%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
28 (100%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 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.
AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
119 (100%)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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AMD A4-5000 Nintendo Switch
Unknown Nintendo Switch

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