AMD A8-5500 vs AMD EPYC 7282

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AMD A8-5500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7282
AMD A8-5500 AMD EPYC 7282

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5500 or AMD EPYC 7282 - 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 A8-5500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500 was released in Q3/2012.

The AMD EPYC 7282 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7282 was released in Q3/2019.
AMD A (112) Family AMD EPYC (129)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
2 Generation 2
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5500 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7282 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.20 GHz).
AMD A8-5500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7282
4 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 A8-5500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7282
-- 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 7560D GPU no iGPU
0.76 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 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 7560D 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 A8-5500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7282 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
AMD A8-5500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7282
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-3200
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-5500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7282 is 120 W.
AMD A8-5500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7282
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7282 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.
AMD A8-5500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7282
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FM2 Socket SP3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q3/2019
85 $ Release price 1200 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500 (43%)
AMD EPYC 7282 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500 (15%)
AMD EPYC 7282 (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 A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
463 (43%)
AMD EPYC 7282 AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
1086 (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 A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1258 (16%)
AMD EPYC 7282 AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
7638 (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 A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4052 (14%)
AMD EPYC 7282 AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
29488 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7282 AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
373 (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 A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7282 AMD EPYC 7282
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A8-5500 AMD EPYC 7282
Unknown Unknown

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