Apple M2 Pro vs A8-5557M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5557M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.13
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 2424 Watt
13.70
+1112%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms A8-5557M by a whopping 1112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5557M and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2381536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency3.06no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)no data
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5557M and Apple M2 Pro 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-5557M and Apple M2 Pro 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
SocketFP2no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5557M and Apple M2 Pro. 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, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5557M and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5557M and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G (554 - 720 MHz)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

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.

A8-5557M 1.13
Apple M2 Pro 13.70
+1112%

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.

A8-5557M 1801
Apple M2 Pro 21755
+1108%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 13.70
Recency 1 June 2013 17 January 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 2424 Watt

A8-5557M has 6825.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 1112.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5557M in performance tests.


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