AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Core i5-6350HQ

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-5500		Intel Core i5-6350HQ
CPU comparison AMD A8-5500 or Intel Core i5-6350HQ - 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 Core i5-6350HQ has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6350HQ was released in Q1/2016.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD A8-5000 (3)	CPU group	Intel Core i 6000H (15)
2	Generation	6
Trinity (Piledriver)	Architecture	Skylake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-5350H
--	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 Core i5-6350HQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz).
AMD A8-5500	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.20 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.70 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	Intel Core i5-6350HQ
--	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 Iris Pro Graphics 580
0.76 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz
4	GPU Generation	9
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	72
256	Shader	576
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
11	DirectX Version	12.0

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 Iris Pro Graphics 580
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
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 Core i5-6350HQ can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A8-5500	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6350HQ
DDR3-1866	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, 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	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 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 Core i5-6350HQ is 45 W.
AMD A8-5500	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6350HQ
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A8-5500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-6350HQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD A8-5500	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6350HQ
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, AVX2
FM2	Socket	BGA 1440
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	Q1/2016
85 $	Release price	306 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-5500 (62%)

Intel Core i5-6350HQ (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-5500 (68%)

Intel Core i5-6350HQ (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 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	463 (62%)
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	749 (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 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1258 (50%)
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2523 (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 Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389 (38%)
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 0.90 GHz	1037 (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 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4052 (86%)
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4692 (100%)

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 A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1046 (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 A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2788 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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