AMD A8-5500B vs UNISOC T616

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AMD A8-5500B CPU1 vs CPU2 UNISOC T616
AMD A8-5500B UNISOC T616

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5500B or UNISOC T616 - 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 A8-5500B 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 A8-5500B was released in Q4/2012.

The UNISOC T616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC T616 was released in Q3/2021.
AMD A (112) Family UNISOC 4G (10)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group UNISOC 4G 12nm (8)
2 Generation 0
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture --
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5500B has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500B is 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the UNISOC T616 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the UNISOC T616 is at 2.00 GHz.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic UNISOC T616
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 A8-5500B Characteristic UNISOC T616
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-5500B or UNISOC T616 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 7560D GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP1
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.75 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
32 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
256 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 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 ARM Mali-G57 MP1
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 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-5500B can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The UNISOC T616 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic UNISOC T616
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-5500B is 65 W, while the UNISOC T616 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic UNISOC T616
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500B is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The UNISOC T616 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic UNISOC T616
32 nm Technology 12 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FM2 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2012 Release date Q3/2021
-- Release price --
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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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96 (25%)

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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411 (100%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1141 (100%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615 (100%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-5500B UNISOC T616
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