AMD A8-5500B Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD A8-5500B 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 Q4/2012. The AMD A8-5500B scores 411 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,141 points.
AMD A8-5500B

At a glance

Name: AMD A8-5500B
Family: AMD A (112)
CPU group: AMD A8-5000 (3)
Architecture: Trinity (Piledriver)
Technology: 32 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5500B has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500B is 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A8-5500B has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-5500B uses the AMD Radeon HD 7560D, which has 256 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 7560D
GPU frequency: 0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 4
Shader: 256
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2012
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1866
29.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

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

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500B is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

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: Q4/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD A8-5500B 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.
Intel Pentium E5700 Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
414
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
412
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
412
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
411
AMD Athlon II X4 651 AMD Athlon II X4 651
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
411
AMD Phenom II X2 555 AMD Phenom II X2 555
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
409

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 620 AMD Athlon II X4 620
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1155
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1155
Intel Celeron G1830 Intel Celeron G1830
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1150
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1141
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1141
Intel Core i3-540 Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
1141
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1139

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 i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz
400
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz
400
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4600 @ 1.25 GHz
400
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
Intel Core i3-10100Y Intel Core i3-10100Y
Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.00 GHz
384

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 i5-2310 Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3640
Intel Core i3-6100T Intel Core i3-6100T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3630
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3616
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615
Intel Core i5-4460T Intel Core i5-4460T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
3615
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3602
Intel Core i3-4360 Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3592

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