A8-6410 vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50
+123%
A8-6410
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.12

A8-5500B outperforms A8-6410 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and A8-6410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17572410
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency3.647.06
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Beema (2014)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and A8-6410 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and A8-6410 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and A8-6410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and A8-6410 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and A8-6410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1866
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500B and A8-6410 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5500B and A8-6410 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and A8-6410.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

A8-5500B 2.50
+123%
A8-6410 1.12

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.

A8-5500B 3967
+124%
A8-6410 1774

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.

A8-5500B 389
+74.4%
A8-6410 223

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.

A8-5500B 945
+60.4%
A8-6410 589

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.50 1.12
Recency 2 October 2012 1 June 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

A8-5500B has a 123.2% higher aggregate performance score.

A8-6410, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A8-5500B is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6410 in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500B is a desktop processor while A8-6410 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500B and A8-6410, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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