AMD A6-5357M vs Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

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AMD A6-5357M CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
AMD A6-5357M Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A6-5357M and the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A6-5357M 2 core processor released in Q2/2013 with the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
AMD A (112) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
AMD A6-5000M (2) CPU group Broadcom BCM2712 (1)
3 Generation 5
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Cortex-A76
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-5357M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) clocks with 1.00 GHz (2.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD A6-5357M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A6-5357M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
-- AI hardware Hailo-8L
-- AI specifications Expansion: AI-Kit Hailo-8L @ 13 TOPS (2.3 watts)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 8450G GPU Broadcom VideoCore VII
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology 16 nm
2 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 8
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11 DirectX Version --

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 8450G GPU Broadcom VideoCore VII
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A6-5357M, while the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD A6-5357M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A6-5357M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is 12 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A6-5357M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 88 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-5357M has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

AMD A6-5357M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
32 nm Technology 16 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FPr2 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 11 (ARM), Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2023
-- Release price 79 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-5357M (70%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-5357M (39%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (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 A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
401 (70%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
574 (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 A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
634 (39%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1635 (100%)

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 A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz
276 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Broadcom VideoCore VII @ 0.80 GHz
120 (43%)

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 A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
787 (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 A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1747 (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 A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1878 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-5357M Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Unknown Raspberry Pi 5 B

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