AMD A8-4555M vs Intel Pentium B950

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AMD A8-4555M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium B950
AMD A8-4555M Intel Pentium B950

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-4555M and the Intel Pentium B950 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A8-4555M 4 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Pentium B950 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2011.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A8-4000M (2) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
2 Generation 3
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-4555M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium B950 clocks with 2.10 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic Intel Pentium B950
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 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 A8-4555M Characteristic Intel Pentium B950
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-- AI specifications --
-- 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 7600G GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.43 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
4 GPU Generation 6
32 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 6
384 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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 7600G GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A8-4555M, while the Intel Pentium B950 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic Intel Pentium B950
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A8-4555M has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium B950 is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic Intel Pentium B950
19 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 85 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-4555M has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium B950 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic Intel Pentium B950
32 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP2 Socket PGA 988
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2011
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-4555M (62%)
Intel Pentium B950 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-4555M (93%)
Intel Pentium B950 (73%)

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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
252 (62%)
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
408 (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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657 (85%)
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
776 (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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G @ 0.43 GHz
326 (100%)
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (32%)

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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2198 (100%)
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
1004 (46%)

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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
379 (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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
671 (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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B950 Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
321 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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