Celeron M 380 vs A8-5500

Place in the ranking	2085	3284
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Celeron M
Power efficiency	2.39	0.77
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

A8-5500 and Celeron M 380 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	400 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	246 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500 and Celeron M 380 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	no data
Socket	FM2	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500 and Celeron M 380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

A8-5500 and Celeron M 380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500 and Celeron M 380 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500 and Celeron M 380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 7560D

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.64	0.17
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	21 Watt

A8-5500 has a 864.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 380, on the other hand, has 209.5% lower power consumption.

The A8-5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 380 in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 380 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500 and Celeron M 380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.