AMD A8-3550MX vs Intel Pentium M 733

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AMD A8-3550MX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium M 733
AMD A8-3550MX Intel Pentium M 733

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3550MX or Intel Pentium M 733 - 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 M 733 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Pentium M 733 was released in .
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Pentium M (4)
1 Generation 1
Llano (K10) Architecture Dothan
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 M 733 has 1 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium M 733
4 Cores 1
4 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium M 733
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 no iGPU
0.44 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
5 Compute units --
400 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
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 6620G GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-3550MX supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium M 733 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium M 733
DDR3-1600 Memory
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

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 M 733 is 5 W.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium M 733
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-3550MX has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium M 733 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD A8-3550MX Characteristic Intel Pentium M 733
32 nm Technology 90 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-32 (32 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
FS1 Socket BGA 479
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3550MX (0%)
Intel Pentium M 733 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-3550MX (100%)
Intel Pentium M 733 (6%)

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 M 733 Intel Pentium M 733
1C 1T @ 1.10 GHz
180 (6%)

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 M 733 Intel Pentium M 733
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3550MX Intel Pentium M 733
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