Pentium 4425Y vs A8-3550MX

Place in the ranking	2419	2413
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	2.23	16.88
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	no data
Release date	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)	1 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	128K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	228 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FS1	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G	Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI	-	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 6620G	no data
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	10

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.

A8-3550MX 1.06

Pentium 4425Y 1.07
+0.9%

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.

A8-3550MX 1687

Pentium 4425Y 1697
+0.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.06	1.07
Recency	20 December 2011	1 January 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

A8-3550MX has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium 4425Y, on the other hand, has a 0.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3550MX and Pentium 4425Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.