Xeon X3470 vs A8-5550M
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X3470 outperforms A8-5550M by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-5550M and Xeon X3470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2370 | 1907 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.28 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.19 | 2.05 |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Lynnfield (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 8 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $589 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-5550M and Xeon X3470 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 296 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 774 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5550M and Xeon X3470 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and Xeon X3470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
A8-5550M and Xeon X3470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and Xeon X3470 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and Xeon X3470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8550G (515 - 720 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5550M and Xeon X3470.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 2.06 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 8 September 2009 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
A8-5550M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon X3470, on the other hand, has a 74.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
The Xeon X3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5550M in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-5550M is a notebook processor while Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5550M and Xeon X3470, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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