Pentium 4 HT 531 vs A8-5500

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Primary details

Comparing A8-5500 and Pentium 4 HT 531 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2085not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.39no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)16 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size246 mm2109 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million125 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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
SocketFM2775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt84 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500 and Pentium 4 HT 531 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500 and Pentium 4 HT 531. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560Dno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt

A8-5500 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 29.2% lower power consumption.

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