AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Celeron G3930TE

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AMD A8-5500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G3930TE
AMD A8-5500 Intel Celeron G3930TE

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5500 or Intel Celeron G3930TE - 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 Intel Celeron G3930TE has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3930TE was released in Q2/2017.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Celeron G3000 7. Gen. (1)
2 Generation 7
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Kaby Lake
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 Intel Celeron G3930TE has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3930TE
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.70 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 A8-5500 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3930TE
-- 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 Intel HD Graphics 610
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
4 GPU Generation 9.5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 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 7560D 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 A8-5500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3930TE can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3930TE
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 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 Intel Celeron G3930TE is 35 W.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3930TE
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 88 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron G3930TE cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3930TE
32 nm Technology 14 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
FM2 Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2017
85 $ Release price 42 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3930TE (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3930TE (51%)

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%)
Intel Celeron G3930TE Intel Celeron G3930TE
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (47%)

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 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3930TE Intel Celeron G3930TE
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
2070 (51%)

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 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3930TE Intel Celeron G3930TE
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3930TE Intel Celeron G3930TE
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-5500 Intel Celeron G3930TE
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