Atom D510 vs A8-5500

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.64
+531%
Atom D510
2009
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.26

A8-5500 outperforms Atom D510 by a whopping 531% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500 and Atom D510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20853159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency2.391.89
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)21 December 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$97

Detailed specifications

A8-5500 and Atom D510 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.67 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500 and Atom D510 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
SocketFM2FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500 and Atom D510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit

Security technologies

A8-5500 and Atom D510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500 and Atom D510 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500 and Atom D510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560DOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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.

A8-5500 1.64
+531%
Atom D510 0.26

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.

A8-5500 2610
+543%
Atom D510 406

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.64 0.26
Recency 2 October 2012 21 December 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 13 Watt

A8-5500 has a 530.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom D510, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The A8-5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D510 in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500 is a desktop processor while Atom D510 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500 and Atom D510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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