Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
2024
8 cores / 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c threads, 28 Watt
14.11
+464%

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms A8-5500B by a whopping 464% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1757522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency3.6447.69
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data54 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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
SocketFM2FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. 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 880M

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
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 14.11
+464%

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
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 22406
+465%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.50 14.11
Integrated graphics card 1.19 20.07
Recency 2 October 2012 1 October 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

A8-5500B has -75% more threads.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 464.4% higher aggregate performance score, 1586.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5500B in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500B is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500B and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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