AMD A8-5557M Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-23

The AMD A8-5557M has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the AMD A series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FP2 socket and was released in Q2/2013. The AMD A8-5557M scores 442 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,201 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the AMD A8-5557M. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD A8-5557M.
Name:	AMD A8-5557M
Family:	AMD A
CPU group:	AMD A8-5000M
Architecture:	Richland (Piledriver)
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5557M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5557M is 2.10 GHz (3.10 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:	2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.10 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

The AMD A8-5557M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-5557M uses the AMD Radeon HD 8550G, 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 8550G
GPU frequency:	0.52 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.72 GHz
Compute units:	4
Shader:	256
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	5
Direct X:	11
Technology:	32 nm
Release date:	Q2/2013

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1600	25.6 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 35 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):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD A8-5557M 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:	FP2
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date:	Q2/2013
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD A8-5557M 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 Celeron 3765U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	443
	Intel Celeron G530 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	443
	Intel Pentium 3825U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	443
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	442
	Intel Core2 Duo E8300 2C 2T @ 2.83 GHz	441
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	441
	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	440

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 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1207
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1202
	Intel Core i5-3337U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1202
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1201
	Intel Core i7-3689Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	1199
	Apple A9X 2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz	1198
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1195

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383
	Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.45 GHz	371
	Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.45 GHz	371
	AMD A8-5557M AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz	369
	AMD A8-6500T AMD Radeon HD 8550D @ 0.72 GHz	369
	AMD A8-5550M AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz	369
	Intel Core i3-4370T Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368

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.


	MediaTek Helio P90 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2907
	Intel Core i7-930 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	2901
	AMD A6-3620 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2896
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2892
	Intel Core i3-4350T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2890
	Intel Core i3-4130T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2885
	AMD A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2866

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,398 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,371 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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