Ryzen 5 5500U vs A10-5800B
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms A10-5800B by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1954 | 915 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 14 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 1.81 | 51.67 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 | FM2 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7660D | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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 | 1.98 | 8.50 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.30 | 7.46 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500U has a 329.3% higher aggregate performance score, 473.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5800B in performance tests.
Note that A10-5800B is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-5800B and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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