Pentium 3550M vs A4-7210

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Aggregate performance score

A4-7210
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.04
+23.8%
Pentium 3550M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.84

A4-7210 outperforms Pentium 3550M by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24442588
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.932.15
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors930 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M compatibility with other computer components: 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 configurationno data1
SocketFT3bFCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGAno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Pentium 3550M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

A4-7210 1.04
+23.8%
Pentium 3550M 0.84

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.

A4-7210 1656
+24.5%
Pentium 3550M 1330

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.84
Recency 7 May 2015 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 37 Watt

A4-7210 has a 23.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 208.3% lower power consumption.

Pentium 3550M, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The A4-7210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3550M in performance tests.


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