AMD A8-5550M vs Intel Atom x7-Z8750

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AMD A8-5550M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
AMD A8-5550M Intel Atom x7-Z8750

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5550M or Intel Atom x7-Z8750 - 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 A8-5550M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5550M was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.56 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 was released in Q1/2016.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Atom (108)
AMD A8-5000M (3) CPU group Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)
3 Generation 5
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Cherry Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5550M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz). The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.56 GHz).

AMD A8-5550M Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.56 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.56 GHz

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 A8-5550M Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8750
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 8550G GPU Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
5 GPU Generation 8
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 16
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 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 8550G GPU Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-5550M supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A8-5550M Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8750
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 2
-- PCIe Bandwidth 1.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-5550M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Atom x7-Z8750 is 2 W.

AMD A8-5550M Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8750
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 2 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-5550M has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom x7-Z8750 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD A8-5550M Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8750
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
FS1r2 Socket BGA 138
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 30 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5550M (100%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 (63%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5550M (100%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 (67%)

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 A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
381 (100%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
239 (63%)

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 A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
947 (100%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
855 (90%)

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 A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz
369 (100%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
154 (42%)

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 A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3093 (100%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
1335 (43%)

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 A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
194 (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 A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
603 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
43 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
155 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-5550M Intel Atom x7-Z8750
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