AMD A8-3550MX vs Intel Pentium Gold 4415U

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AMD A8-3550MX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
AMD A8-3550MX Intel Pentium Gold 4415U

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3550MX or Intel Pentium Gold 4415U - 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 Pentium Gold 4415U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U was released in Q1/2017.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Pentium 4400 (5)
1 Generation 7
Llano (K10) Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Pentium Gold 4415U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Pentium Gold 4415U
-- 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 610
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9.5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 12
400 Shader 96
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 610
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 A8-3550MX supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 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 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 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 Pentium Gold 4415U is 15 W.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-3550MX has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium Gold 4415U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
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
FS1 Socket BGA 1356
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price 161 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3550MX (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3550MX (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U (77%)

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 A8-3550MX
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (51%)

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 AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2866 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2208 (77%)

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 AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
525 (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 AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1218 (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 AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
641 (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 AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
98 (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 AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
251 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3550MX Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
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