AMD A4-5050 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3780U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A4-5050 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
AMD A4-5050 AMD Ryzen 7 3780U

CPU comparison

AMD A4-5050 or AMD Ryzen 7 3780U - 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 A4-5050 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.55 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5050 was released in Q1/2014.

The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U was released in Q1/2019.
AMD A (112) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (63)
AMD A4-5000 (5) CPU group AMD Ryzen 3000U (10)
4 Generation 2
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-5050 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-5050 is 1.55 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 7 3780U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 3780U is at 2.30 GHz (4.00 GHz).

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.55 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 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.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
-- AI hardware --
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Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-5050 or AMD Ryzen 7 3780U 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation 8
28 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 11
128 Shader 704
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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-5050 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-5050 is 13.5 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 3780U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
13.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 35 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD A4-5050 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
28 nm Technology 12 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FT3 Socket FP5
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2019
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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.
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127 (6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.40 GHz
1971 (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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
2136 (30%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7220 (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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
762 (100%)

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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
2684 (100%)

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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1020 (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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3115 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1515 (100%)

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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
146 (100%)

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 A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
701 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-5050 AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
Unknown Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

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