Intel Celeron E1500 vs AMD A8-5550M

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Intel Celeron E1500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-5550M
Intel Celeron E1500 AMD A8-5550M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron E1500 and the AMD A8-5550M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron E1500 2 core processor released in Q3/2006 with the AMD A8-5550M which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron E1000 (4) CPU group AMD A8-5000M (3)
1 Generation 3
Conroe (Core) Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron E1500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD A8-5550M clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron E1500 Characteristic AMD A8-5550M
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 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.

Intel Celeron E1500 Characteristic AMD A8-5550M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 8550G
GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.72 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 8550G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron E1500, while the AMD A8-5550M supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron E1500 Characteristic AMD A8-5550M
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron E1500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD A8-5550M is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron E1500 Characteristic AMD A8-5550M
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron E1500 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 65 nm. The cache of AMD A8-5550M is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Celeron E1500 Characteristic AMD A8-5550M
65 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 775 Socket FS1r2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2006 Release date Q2/2013
47 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron E1500 (69%)
AMD A8-5550M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron E1500 (34%)
AMD A8-5550M (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.
Intel Celeron E1500 Intel Celeron E1500
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
261 (69%)
AMD A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
381 (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.
Intel Celeron E1500 Intel Celeron E1500
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
433 (46%)
AMD A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
947 (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.
Intel Celeron E1500 Intel Celeron E1500
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
649 (21%)
AMD A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3093 (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.
Intel Celeron E1500 Intel Celeron E1500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-5550M AMD A8-5550M
AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz
369 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron E1500 AMD A8-5550M
Unknown Unknown

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