AMD A8-6500T vs Samsung Exynos 5422

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AMD A8-6500T CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5422
AMD A8-6500T Samsung Exynos 5422

CPU comparison

AMD A8-6500T or Samsung Exynos 5422 - 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 A8-6500T 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 A8-6500T was released in Q3/2013.

The Samsung Exynos 5422 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5422 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
AMD A8-6000 (4) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
3 Generation 3
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-6500T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6500T is 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 5422 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5422 is at 2.10 GHz.

AMD A8-6500T Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz) A-Core 2.10 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 A8-6500T Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A8-6500T or Samsung Exynos 5422 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 8550D GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation Midgard 2
32 nm Technology 32nm
2 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 6
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version 11

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 8550D GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
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 / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-6500T can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 5422 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD A8-6500T Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR3e-933
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-6500T is 45 W, while the Samsung Exynos 5422 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-6500T Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-6500T is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5422 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

AMD A8-6500T Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 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
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2014
85 $ 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 A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
AMD Radeon HD 8550D @ 0.72 GHz
369 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102 (28%)

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 A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3304 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
65 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
211 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-6500T Samsung Exynos 5422
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