Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs A8-3550MX

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3550MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.06
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.19
+295%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U outperforms A8-3550MX by a whopping 295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3550MX and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24311390
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.2326.42
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3550MX and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size228 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3550MX and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3550MX and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620GXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3550MX and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3550MX and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3550MX and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4.19
+295%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6657
+295%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 4.19
Integrated graphics card 0.89 4.51
Recency 20 December 2011 26 October 2017
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has a 295.3% higher aggregate performance score, 406.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3550MX in performance tests.


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