Intel Pentium 3550M vs AMD A6-5400B

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Intel Pentium 3550M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-5400B
Intel Pentium 3550M AMD A6-5400B

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 3550M or AMD A6-5400B - 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 Intel Pentium 3550M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3550M was released in Q4/2013.

The AMD A6-5400B has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5400B was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium 3000 (8) CPU group AMD A6-5000 (3)
4 Generation 4
Haswell U Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 3550M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The AMD A6-5400B has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 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 Pentium 3550M Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
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-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7540D
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.64 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation 4
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
10 Compute units 3
80 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7540D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 3550M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5400B can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium 3550M has a TDP of 37 W, that of the AMD A6-5400B is 65 W.

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
37 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 3550M has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A6-5400B cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
PGA 946 Socket FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q4/2013 Release date Q3/2012
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3550M (100%)
AMD A6-5400B (83%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3550M (86%)
AMD A6-5400B (84%)

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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
517 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
431 (83%)

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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1023 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
689 (67%)

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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (72%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246 (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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1358 (71%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
1906 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium 3550M AMD A6-5400B
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