A8-3510MX vs A8-5550M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5550M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.18
+14.6%
A8-3510MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.03

A8-5550M outperforms A8-3510MX by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5550M and A8-3510MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23512440
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
Power efficiency3.192.17
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5550M and A8-3510MX 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 speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2228 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5550M and A8-3510MX 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
SocketFS1r2FS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and A8-3510MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and A8-3510MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and A8-3510MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8550GAMD Radeon HD 6620G

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.

A8-5550M 1.18
+14.6%
A8-3510MX 1.03

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.

A8-5550M 1869
+14.6%
A8-3510MX 1631

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.

A8-5550M 280
+20.2%
A8-3510MX 233

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.

A8-5550M 659
+4.4%
A8-3510MX 631

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-5550M 5844
A8-3510MX 6158
+5.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 1.03
Integrated graphics card 1.07 0.88
Recency 1 June 2013 14 June 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

A8-5550M has a 14.6% higher aggregate performance score, 21.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The A8-5550M is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3510MX in performance tests.


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