Ryzen 9 6900HS vs A8-5500

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.64
Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.84
+805%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms A8-5500 by a whopping 805% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2085477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency2.3940.10
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size246 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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
SocketFM2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
Ryzen 9 6900HS 14.84
+805%

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
Ryzen 9 6900HS 23566
+803%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-5500 380
Ryzen 9 6900HS 1854
+388%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-5500 905
Ryzen 9 6900HS 8798
+872%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.64 14.84
Integrated graphics card 1.19 14.99
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HS has a 804.9% higher aggregate performance score, 1159.7% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5500 in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6900HS is a notebook one.


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