A8-5500 [in 3 benchmarks]
Summary
AMD started A8-5500 sales 2 October 2012. This is a Trinity architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3700 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is
AMD Socket FM2
processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 71 °C. It supports DDR3 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
2.05%
of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 9654.
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General info
A8-5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1790 | |
| Value for money | 2.08 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (10 years old) | |
| Current price | $49 | of 15710 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | of 6 (Core i9-13900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 36 (Apple M2 Max) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 786432 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | — |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5500 compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc.
Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
| Socket | FM2 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A8-5500’s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A8-5500.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7560D |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A8-5500. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
A8-5500
2.05
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation.
There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A8-5500
2586
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
A8-5500
386
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
A8-5500
903
Relative perfomance
Overall A8-5500 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
Intel Core i5-760
100.49
Intel Core i5-680
100.49
AMD FX-4100
100.49
AMD A8-5500
100
Intel Celeron G4930
99.51
AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)
98.54
AMD Phenom II X4 B97
98.05
Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to A8-5500 is Core i5-680, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 6 positions in our ranking.
Core i5680
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to A8-5500:
Intel Core i5-680
100.49
Intel Core i5-760
100.
49
Intel Pentium G4400
100.49
AMD A8-5500
100
Intel Celeron G4930
99.51
Intel Core i5-670
98.05
Intel Core i5-750
97.56
Similar processors
Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
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Core i5760
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PentiumG4400
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FX4100
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Phenom IIX4 965 BE (125W)
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Core i5
670
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for A8-5500, according to our PC configuration statistics.
Radeon HD
7560D
14.3%
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
4.2%
GeForce GT
630
3.6%
Radeon R7
240
3.6%
Radeon RX
550
3.3%
GeForce GT
1030
3%
GeForce GTX
650
2.8%
GeForce GT
730
2.8%
GeForce GTX
750 Ti
2.4%
GeForce GTX
1050
2.
4%
These are the fastest graphics cards for A8-5500 in our user configuration statistics.
There is a total of 2129 configurations based on A8-5500 in our database.
GeForce RTX
4090
0.2% (5/2129)
GeForce RTX
4070 Ti
0.05% (1/2129)
Radeon RX
7900 XTX
0.05% (1/2129)
GeForce RTX
3090 Ti
0.09% (2/2129)
Radeon RX
6950 XT
0.05% (1/2129)
GeForce RTX
3080 Ti
0.2% (5/2129)
GeForce RTX
3090
0.1% (3/2129)
Radeon RX
6800
0.
09% (2/2129)
GeForce RTX
3060 Ti
0.1% (3/2129)
Radeon RX
6700
0.05% (1/2129)
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Why is AMD A8-5500 better than the average?
- GPU clock speed?
760MHzvs418.64MHz - L2 cache?
4MBvs2.
74MB - L2 core?
1MB/corevs0.45MB/core - Turbo Core version?
3vs2.4
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Intel Core i5-4300Y
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Intel Core i5-3330
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Intel Core i5-3470
AMD A8-5500
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD A8-5500
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Intel Core i7-3820
AMD A8-5500
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AMD A8-7600
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AMD FX-4100
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AMD E1-1200
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Price comparison
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|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3…AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.2GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 16MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000457BOX, Schwarz | €105 | ||
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3. ..AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.4GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 32MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000927BOX, Schwarz |
€147 | ||
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600G mit AMD Radeon Grafik …AMD Ryzen 5 5600G mit AMD Radeon Grafik (6x 3,9 GHz) 19MB Sockel AM4 CPU BOX | €135 | ||
User reviews
Overall rating
AMD A8-5500
1 User reviews
AMD A8-5500
9.0/10
1 User reviews
Features
Value for money
10.0/10
1 votes
Gaming
10.0/10
1 votes
Performance
10.0/10
1 votes
Reliability
10.0/10
1 votes
Energy efficiency
8.0/10
1 votes
Performance
CPU speed
4 x 3.2GHz
The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.
CPU threads
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
turbo clock speed
3.7GHz
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
Has an unlocked multiplier
✖AMD A8-5500
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.
L2 cache
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L3 cache
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L1 cache
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L2 core
1MB/core
More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
L3 core
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
Benchmarks
PassMark result
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.
PassMark result (single)
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.
Cinebench R20 (multi) result
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Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Cinebench R20 (single) result
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Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2023)
Geekbench 5 result (single)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2023)
Blender (bmw27) result
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The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene.
More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
Blender (classroom) result
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The Blender (classroom) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
performance per watt
This means the CPU is more efficient, giving a greater amount of performance for each watt of power used.
Integrated graphics
GPU clock speed
760MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
GPU turbo
760MHz
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
GPU execution units
A graphics processing unit (GPU) with a greater number of execution units can deliver better graphics.
supported displays
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Using multiple displays you can create a larger workspace, making it easier to work across multiple apps.
DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
Memory
RAM speed
1866MHz
It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.
maximum memory bandwidth
21GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
DDR memory version
DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.
memory channels
More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.
maximum memory amount
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.
bus transfer rate
5.4GT/s
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Supports ECC memory
✖AMD A8-5500
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
eMMC version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.
bus speed
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Features
instruction sets
SSE 4.2, SSE 4.1, AVX, AES, FMA3, FMA4, F16C, MMX
Instruction sets are sets of codes that the CPU runs for certain functions.
uses multithreading
✖AMD A8-5500
Multithreading technology (such as Intel’s Hyperthreading or AMD’s Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor’s physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.
bits executed at a time
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.
Has TrustZone
✖AMD A8-5500
A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).
front-end width
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better
Has NX bit
✔AMD A8-5500
NX bit helps protect the computer from malicious attacks.
VFP version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Vector Floating-Point (VFP) is used by the processor to deliver increased performance in areas such as digital imaging.
Miscellaneous
Has AES
✔AMD A8-5500
AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.
Price comparison
| Product | Store | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3…AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.2GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 16MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000457BOX, Schwarz | €105 | ||
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3…AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.
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