A8-4500M vs Athlon 5350
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 5350 outperforms A8-4500M by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2401 | 2433 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 4.22 | 2.85 |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.05 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.05 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M 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 | AM1 | FS1r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | unknown |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz) |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 1.06 |
| Recency | 9 April 2014 | 15 May 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon 5350 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M.
Note that Athlon 5350 is a desktop processor while A8-4500M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5350 and A8-4500M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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