i5-8550 vs FX-8800P

Primary details

Comparing FX-8800P and Core i5-8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2012	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	11.29	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P and Core i5-8550 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	250 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P and Core i5-8550 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP4	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and Core i5-8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and Core i5-8550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and Core i5-8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and Core i5-8550 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and Core i5-8550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and Core i5-8550.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	1 September 2018
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

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