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AMD A8-5557M
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AMD A8-5557M
Summary
The AMD A8-5557M was a staple in the mobile segment. It was based on the Richland architecture and utilized the Piledriver core. Particularly noteworthy was its integrated graphics unit, the AMD Radeon HD 8550G. This enabled a solid visual output and offered sufficient graphics performance for everyday tasks.
Even light games often ran well on it, which was a notable advantage. With 4 MB Level 3 Cache, the AMD A8-5557M could provide a decent system response. The 32 nm manufacturing process was typical for this generation of mobile processors. This processor was a reliable choice for laptops that focused on a good balance.
It offered reasonable overall performance for office work, streaming, and occasional entertainment. Many users appreciated the combination of CPU and GPU performance in a single chip. For its time, the AMD A8-5557M delivered a well-rounded package.
Even light games often ran well on it, which was a notable advantage. With 4 MB Level 3 Cache, the AMD A8-5557M could provide a decent system response. The 32 nm manufacturing process was typical for this generation of mobile processors. This processor was a reliable choice for laptops that focused on a good balance.
It offered reasonable overall performance for office work, streaming, and occasional entertainment. Many users appreciated the combination of CPU and GPU performance in a single chip. For its time, the AMD A8-5557M delivered a well-rounded package.
- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 8550G graphics
- Richland architecture
- 4 MB Level 3 Cache
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Celeron 3765U
100 %
2C / 2T · 1.90 GHz
Intel Pentium 3825U
100 %
2C / 4T · 1.90 GHz
AMD A8-5557M
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Intel Celeron N4000
100 %
2C / 2T · 2.60 GHz
Intel Celeron N4000C
100 %
2C / 2T · 2.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-4260U
101 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i5-3337U
100 %
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
AMD A8-5557M
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Intel Core i7-3689Y
100 %
2C / 4T · 1.50 GHz
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
100 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-11400H
101 %
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU)
Intel Core i5-13450HX
101 %
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU)
AMD A8-5557M
100 %
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Intel Core i3-4110M
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Intel Core i5-4200H
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 4600
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Specifications
At a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Family | AMD A (112) |
| CPU group | AMD A8-5000M (3) |
| Architecture | Richland (Piledriver) |
| Technology | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook |
| Socket | FP2 |
| Generation | 3 |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Frequency: | 2.10 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.10 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.10 GHz |
| L2-Cache | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | No |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| GPU name | AMD Radeon HD 8550G |
| GPU frequency | 0.52 - 0.72 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 4 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2013 |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type | Memory bandwidth |
|---|---|
| DDR3-1600 | 25.6 GB/s |
| Property | Value |
| Max. Memory | |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| ECC | ✗ |
| PCIe | |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2) | |
| TDP up | |
| TDP down | |
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chip design | |
| AES-NI | ✓ |
| Operating systems | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| Release date | Q2/2013 |
| Release price | |
| Documents |
User Reviews
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AMD A8-5557M
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
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