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.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the AMD A8-5500B. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD A8-5500B. |
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| Name: | AMD A8-5500B |
| Family: | AMD A |
| CPU group: | AMD A8-5000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| 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 |
Internal Graphics
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 |
| 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 & PCIeThe processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3-1866 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe 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. |
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| 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 |
| 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: | Q4/2012 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3339Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 651
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P95
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core M-5Y10a
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G1830
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2677M
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz |
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UNISOC T770
ARM Mali-G57 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13650HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.55 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Qualcomm Adreno 430 @ 0.60 GHz |
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AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4460T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 975
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD FX-4200
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD FX-4100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3250T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (SC)
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FP32 SP iGPU
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries
941 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries
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