A10-6790B vs A8-5500

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500 and A10-6790B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2070	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.39	no data
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)	28 October 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500 and A10-6790B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500 and A10-6790B 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	FM2	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500 and A10-6790B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500 and A10-6790B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500 and A10-6790B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 7560D	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500 and A10-6790B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5500 and A10-6790B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500 and A10-6790B.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.18	1.38
Recency	2 October 2012	28 October 2013
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt

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