FX-4350 vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.59
+19.4%

A8-5500B outperforms FX-4350 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and FX-4350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17381874
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.631.58
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)29 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and FX-4350 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 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data61 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
P0 Vcore voltageno dataMin: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and FX-4350 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
SocketFM2AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and FX-4350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and FX-4350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and FX-4350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and FX-4350.

PCIe versionno datan/a

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 2.59
+19.4%
FX-4350 2.17

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
+19.7%
FX-4350 3314

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 391
FX-4350 446
+14.1%

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 965
FX-4350 1129
+17%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 2.17
Recency 2 October 2012 29 April 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

A8-5500B has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

FX-4350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

The A8-5500B is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-4350 in performance tests.


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