AMD A8-3550MX vs Intel Core i7-6820HK

Last updated: 2023-04-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-3550MX		Intel Core i7-6820HK
CPU comparison AMD A8-3550MX or Intel Core i7-6820HK - 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 A8-3550MX has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3550MX was released in Q4/2011. The Intel Core i7-6820HK has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6820HK was released in Q3/2015.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD A6-3000M (9)	CPU group	Intel Core i 6000H (15)
1	Generation	6
Llano (K10)	Architecture	Skylake H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-7820HK

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A8-3550MX is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.70 GHz). The Intel Core i7-6820HK has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz).
AMD A8-3550MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6820HK
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.00 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
2.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
2.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.20 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 A8-3550MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6820HK
--	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.
AMD Radeon HD 6620G	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 530
0.44 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
3	GPU Generation	9
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
5	Compute units	24
400	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
11	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 6620G	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 530
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
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 A8-3550MX supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6820HK can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A8-3550MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6820HK
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-2133
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-3550MX has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i7-6820HK is 45 W.
AMD A8-3550MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6820HK
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD A8-3550MX has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-6820HK cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
AMD A8-3550MX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-6820HK
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FS1	Socket	BGA 1440
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011	Release date	Q3/2015
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-3550MX (0%)

Intel Core i7-6820HK (0%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-3550MX (41%)

Intel Core i7-6820HK (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 A8-3550MX AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz	355 (88%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz	403 (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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2866 (41%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	6942 (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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	931 (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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3477 (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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1173 (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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3556 (100%)

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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1802 (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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	152 (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 A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	694 (100%)

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