AMD A8-5500 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-23

The AMD A8-5500 is a 4 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2012. The AMD A8-5500 is based on the 2. generation of the AMD A series and requires a mainboard with the socket FM2. The AMD A8-5500 scores 463 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,258 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the AMD A8-5500 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the AMD A8-5500.
Name:	AMD A8-5500
Family:	AMD A
CPU group:	AMD A8-5000
Architecture:	Trinity (Piledriver)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the AMD A8-5500 clock with 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.70 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the AMD Radeon HD 7560D, the AMD A8-5500 has an build in graphic solution. It has 4 SM processors, which have a total of 256 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon HD 7560D
GPU frequency:	0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	4
Shader:	256
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	4
Direct X:	11
Technology:	32 nm
Release date:	Q3/2012

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD A8-5500 supports up to memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of --.

DDR3-1866	--
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD A8-5500 has a TDP of 65 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500 has a 4.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	FM2
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date:	Q3/2012
Release price:	85 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD A8-5500 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	469
	Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 10C 20T @ 2.70 GHz	468
	Intel Pentium E6700 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	467
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	463
	Intel Core i3-3120ME 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	462
	Intel Core i3-3110M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	462
	Intel Core i3-4120U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	462

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 Core 2 Quad Q6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1259
	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1259
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1259
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1258
	Intel Pentium J4205 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1255
	Intel Core i3-4000M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1255
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1254

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.


	UNISOC T770 ARM Mali-G57 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	399
	Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.55 GHz	397
	Nintendo Switch NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz	393
	AMD A8-5500 AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Adreno 430 @ 0.60 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5600K AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5500B AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389

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 Core i3-8145UE 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	4070
	Intel Celeron N5095 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	4067
	Intel Core i5-3570T 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	4062
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4052
	MediaTek Dimensity 800 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	4051
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4051
	Intel Core i7-2710QE 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	4045

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,340 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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