AMD A8-5500 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-23

The AMD A8-5500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the AMD A series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FM2 socket and was released in Q3/2012.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the AMD A8-5500. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD A8-5500.
Name:	AMD A8-5500
Family:	AMD A
CPU group:	AMD A8-5000
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the AMD A8-5500 can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

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

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-5500 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	AMD Radeon HD 7560D
GPU frequency:	0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution 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

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.

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 & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

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

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

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

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the AMD A8-5500 as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	FM2
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
Architecture:	Trinity (Piledriver)
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
	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	469
	Intel Core M-5Y10c 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	469
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	463
	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	462
	Intel Core2 Duo E7600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	461
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	461

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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 Extreme QX6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1259
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1259
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1259
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1258
	Intel Celeron G3900 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1253
	Intel Core i3-3210 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1253
	Intel Core i5-4300U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1253

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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.


	Intel Core i5-4300M Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz	400
	Intel Core i7-4770K Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz	400
	Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.55 GHz	397
	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

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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 i7-5500U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	4060
	Intel Core i7-5550U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	4060
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4058
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4052
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4051
	Intel Pentium G4500 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	4043
	Intel Core i5-6260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4041

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Athlon II X2 370K 2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz	1771
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1762
	AMD Phenom II X4 B99 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1762
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1754
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1745
	AMD A4-4020 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1737
	AMD Phenom II X3 B77 3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz	1735

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Gold 5405U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	4793
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4782
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4777
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4747
	AMD A8-3800 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4738
	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	4691
	AMD Phenom II X4 905e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	4675

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X3 700e 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0.73
	Intel Core i5-4200Y 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	0.72
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0.72
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0.71
	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0.71
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0.71
	Intel Core i3-3227U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	0.7

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-2520M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2.8
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	2.8
	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2.8
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	2.78
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2.78
	Intel Core i7-4510U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2.77
	AMD A10-7400P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2.76

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