AMD A8-5557M Benchmarks — Geekbench Browser
Benchmark results for the AMD A8-5557M can be found below. The data on this chart is gathered from user-submitted Geekbench 5 results from the Geekbench Browser.
Geekbench 5 scores are calibrated against a baseline score of 1000 (which is the score of an Intel Core i3-8100). Higher scores are better, with double the score indicating double the performance.
CPU Benchmark Scores
363
Single-Core Score
1011
Multi-Core Score
Processor Information
| Processor | AMD A8-5557M |
| Frequency | 2100 MHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3100 MHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| TDP | 35 W |
| GPU | Radeon HD 8550G |
| Codename | Richland |
| Package | BGA827 (FP2) |
Richland Benchmarks
- Single-Core
- Multi-Core
| Processor | Score | |
|---|---|---|
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AMD A10-6800K
4. |
1533 |
|
|
AMD A10-6700
3.7 GHz (4 cores) |
1472 |
|
|
AMD A10-6800B
4.1 GHz (4 cores) |
1447 |
|
|
AMD A8-6600K
3.9 GHz (4 cores) |
1428 |
|
|
AMD Athlon X4 760K
3.8 GHz (4 cores) |
1399 |
|
|
AMD A10-6790K
4.0 GHz (4 cores) |
1381 |
|
|
AMD Athlon X4 750
3.4 GHz (4 cores) |
1355 |
|
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AMD A8-6500
3.5 GHz (4 cores) |
1352 |
|
|
AMD A8-6500B
3.5 GHz (4 cores) |
1304 |
|
|
AMD FX-670K
3.7 GHz (4 cores) |
1184 |
|
|
AMD A10-6700T
2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
1078 |
|
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AMD A8-5557M
2. |
1011 |
|
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AMD A10-5750M
2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
986 |
|
|
AMD A10-5757M
2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
950 |
|
|
AMD A8-5550M
2.1 GHz (4 cores) |
887 |
|
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AMD A10-5745M
2.1 GHz (4 cores) |
826 |
|
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AMD A4-6300B
3.7 GHz (2 cores) |
782 |
|
|
AMD A6-6420K
4.0 GHz (2 cores) |
771 |
|
|
AMD A4-7300
3.8 GHz (2 cores) |
749 |
|
|
AMD A8-5545M
1.7 GHz (4 cores) |
745 |
|
|
AMD A6-6400K
3.9 GHz (2 cores) |
729 |
|
|
AMD A4-6300
3.7 GHz (2 cores) |
696 |
|
|
AMD A4-6320
3. |
683 |
|
|
AMD A6-6400B
3.9 GHz (2 cores) |
640 |
|
|
AMD A6-5357M
2.9 GHz (2 cores) |
632 |
|
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AMD A4-4020
3.2 GHz (2 cores) |
613 |
|
|
AMD A4-4000
3.0 GHz (2 cores) |
595 |
|
|
AMD A4-5150M
2.7 GHz (2 cores) |
491 |
|
|
AMD A6-5350M
2.9 GHz (2 cores) |
488 |
|
|
AMD A6-5345M
2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
463 |
|
1 GHz (4 cores)
8 GHz (2 cores)A8-5557M [in 16 benchmarks]
AMD
A8-5557M
Buy
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Summary
AMD started AMD A8-5557M sales 23 May 2013.
This is a Richland architecture notebook 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 3100 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket FP2 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt and a maximum temperature of 71 °C. It supports DDR3 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
1.40%
of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 9654.
EPYC
9654
Compare
General info
A8-5557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance rating | 2014 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | AMD A-Series | |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (9 years old) |
|
| Current price | $60 | of 25332 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
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 | 2.1 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 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 7373X) |
| 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 A8-5557M 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 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FP2 | |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A8-5557M. You’ll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + |
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 A8-5557M’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 A8-5557M.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8550G |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A8-5557M. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
A8-5557M
1.40
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
- 3DMark06 CPU
- Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
- Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
- TrueCrypt AES
- x264 encoding pass 2
- x264 encoding pass 1
- WinRAR 4.0
- Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
- Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
- Geekbench 2
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: 67%
A8-5557M
1734
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%
A8-5557M
363
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%
A8-5557M
1011
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D.
Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
A8-5557M
2115
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A8-5557M
5259
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A8-5557M
2747
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads.
A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
A8-5557M
2
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
A8-5557M
0.8
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
A8-5557M
1
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more.
Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 12%
A8-5557M
12
x264 encoding pass 1
x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.
Benchmark coverage: 12%
A8-5557M
63
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using ‘Best’ setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 12%
A8-5557M
1860
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
A8-5557M
3498
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
A8-5557M
1591
Geekbench 2
Benchmark coverage: 5%
A8-5557M
4298
Relative perfomance
Overall A8-5557M performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.
AMD A10-5745M
100.71
Intel Core i7-820QM
100
Intel Celeron 3965U
100
AMD A8-5557M
100
Intel Pentium 4425Y
99.29
AMD A10-7300
99.29
Intel Core i3-4158U
98.57
Intel equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to A8-5557M by Intel is Core i7-820QM, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our rating.
Core i7
820QM
Compare
Here are some closest Intel rivals to A8-5557M:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100
101.
43
Intel Core i7-820QM
100
Intel Celeron 3965U
100
AMD A8-5557M
100
Intel Pentium 4425Y
99.29
Intel Core i5-520M
98.57
Intel Core i3-4158U
98.57
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for A8-5557M, according to our PC configuration statistics.
Radeon HD
8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics
46.7%
Radeon HD
8750M
24.8%
Radeon HD
8550G
12.2%
Radeon
Graphics
2.2%
Radeon HD
8550M
1.1%
Radeon HD
8850M
1.1%
GeForce GTX
750 Ti
0.7%
Radeon HD
6750
0.
7%
Radeon HD
8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics
0.7%
Radeon RX
590
0.4%
These are the fastest graphics cards for A8-5557M in our user configuration statistics.
There is a total of 270 configurations based on A8-5557M in our database.
GeForce RTX
3060
0.4% (1/270)
GeForce GTX
1060 6 GB
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon RX
590
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon RX
580
0.
4% (1/270)
GeForce GTX
1050
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon RX
460
0.4% (1/270)
GeForce GTX
750 Ti
0.7% (2/270)
Radeon R7
350
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon R9
M275X
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon HD
7850M
0.4% (1/270)
User rating
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Processor A8-5557M [in 16 benchmarks]
AMD
A8-5557M
- Interface
- Core frequency
- Video memory size
- Memory type
- Memory frequency
- Maximum resolution
Description
AMD started AMD A8-5557M sales 23 May 2013. This is Richland architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads and is manufactured using 32nm process technology, the maximum frequency is 3100MHz, the multiplier is locked.
In terms of compatibility, this is an AMD Socket FP2 processor with a TDP of 35W and a maximum temperature of 71°C. It supports DDR3 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
1.
40%
from the leader, which is AMD EPYC 9654.
EPYC
9654
Compare
9005
Features
A8-5557M quantitative parameters such as number of cores and threads, clock speeds, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock status. They indirectly speak about the performance of the processor, but for an accurate assessment, you need to consider the results of the tests.
9004 of 36 (Apple M2 MAX)
9005 3rd level
0055
Compatible
Information on A8-5557M compatibility with other computer components. Useful, for example, when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one.
Please note that the power consumption of some processors can significantly exceed their nominal TDP even without overclocking. Some may even double their claims if the motherboard allows you to adjust the power settings of the processor.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory support
Types, maximum size and number of channels of RAM supported by A8-5557M.
Higher memory frequency may be supported depending on the motherboard.
| Memory types | DDR3 | of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
Built-in video — specifications
General parameters of the integrated video card in A8-5557M.
| GPU | AMD Radeon HD 8550G |
Benchmarks
These are the results of the A8-5557M performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest processor at the moment.
Overall benchmark performance
This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
A8-5557M
1.40
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
- 3DMark06 CPU
- Cinebench 11.
5 64-bit multi-core - Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
- TrueCrypt AES
- x264 encoding pass 2
- x264 encoding pass 1
- WinRAR 4.0
- Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
- Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
- Geekbench 2
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widely used benchmark that consists of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point calculations, extended instruction tests, compression, encryption, and game physics calculations. Also includes a separate single-threaded test.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
A8-5557M
1734
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance. This version uses only one processor core.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
A8-5557M
363
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance.
This version uses all available processor cores.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
A8-5557M
1011
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is a very outdated ray tracing benchmark for processors developed by the authors of Cinema 4D — Maxon. The Single-Core version uses a single CPU thread to render a futuristic motorcycle model.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
A8-5557M
2115
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 that uses all processor threads. The possible number of threads in this version is limited to 16.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A8-5557M
5259
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is an outdated set of benchmarks based on DirectX 9 by Futuremark. Its processor part contains two tests, one of which calculates the pathfinding of game AI, the other emulates game physics using the PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A8-5557M
2747
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 that uses all processor threads. This version supports a maximum of 64 threads.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
A8-5557M
2
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old Maxon development benchmark. authors of Cinema 4D. It has been superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of the Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads one CPU thread with ray tracing, rendering a glossy room full of crystal spheres and lights.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
A8-5557M
0.8
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a deprecated program that was widely used to encrypt disk partitions on the fly. It contains several built-in benchmarks, one of which is TrueCrypt AES.
It measures the speed of data encryption using the AES algorithm. The result of the test is the encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
A8-5557M
1
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower MPEG4 x264 video compression benchmark, resulting in a variable bit rate output file. This results in a better quality of the resulting video file, as a higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. The benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 12%
A8-5557M
12
x264 encoding pass 1
The x264 benchmark uses the MPEG 4 x264 compression method to encode the HD (720p) sample video. Pass 1 is a faster option that produces an output file at a constant bit rate. Its result is measured in frames per second, that is, how many frames of the source video file were encoded in one second on average.
Benchmark coverage: 12%
A8-5557M
63
WinRAR 4.
0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of the popular archiver. It contains an internal speed test using maximum compression by the RAR algorithm on large amounts of randomly generated data. Results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 12%
A8-5557M
1860
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
A8-5557M
3498
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
A8-5557M
1591
Geekbench 2
Benchmark coverage: 5%
A8-5557M
4298
Relative performance
A8-5557M overall performance compared to its closest competitor in notebook processors.
AMD A10-5745M
100.71
Intel Core i7-820QM
100
Intel Celeron 3965U
100
AMD A8-5557M
100
Intel Pentium 4425Y
99.
29
AMD A10-7300
99.29
Intel Core i3-4158U
98.57
Competitor from Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to A8-5557M from Intel is Core i7-820QM, which is roughly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our rating.
Core i7
820QM
Compare
Here are some of Intel’s closest competitors to the A8-5557M:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100
101.43
Intel Core i7-820QM
100
Intel Celeron 3965U
100
AMD A8-5557M
100
Intel Pentium 4425Y
99.29
Intel Core i5-520M
98.57
Intel Core i3-4158U
98.57
Other processors
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Best graphics cards for A8-5557M
We have 270 configurations based on A8-5557M in our database.
According to statistics, these cards are most often used with A8-5557M:
Radeon HD
8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics
46.
7%
Radeon HD
8750M
24.8%
Radeon HD
8550G
12.2%
Radeon
Graphics
2.2%
Radeon HD
8550M
1.1%
Radeon HD
8850M
1.1%
GeForce GTX
750 Ti
0.7%
Radeon HD
6750
0.7%
Radeon HD
8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics
0.7%
Radeon RX
590
0.4%
Here are the most powerful graphics cards used with the A8-5557M according to user statistics:
GeForce RTX
3060
0.
4% (1/270)
GeForce GTX
1060 6GB
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon RX
590
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon RX
580
0.4% (1/270)
GeForce GTX
1050
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon RX
460
0.4% (1/270)
GeForce GTX
750 Ti
0.7% (2/270)
Radeon R7
350
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon R9
M275X
0.4% (1/270)
Radeon HD
7850M
0.