i5-3550 vs A10-7850K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7850K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.14
Core i5-3550
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 77 Watt
3.03
+41.6%

Core i5-3550 outperforms A10-7850K by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7850K and Core i5-3550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18511629
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.250.47
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Core i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiency2.133.72
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)29 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$173$205

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-3550 has 88% better value for money than A10-7850K.

Detailed specifications

A10-7850K and Core i5-3550 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C67 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7850K and Core i5-3550 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 configuration11
SocketFM2+FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt77 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7850K and Core i5-3550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A10-7850K and Core i5-3550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7850K and Core i5-3550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7850K and Core i5-3550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 2500
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7850K and Core i5-3550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7850K and Core i5-3550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7850K and Core i5-3550.

PCIe version3.03.0

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.

A10-7850K 2.14
i5-3550 3.03
+41.6%

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.

A10-7850K 3396
i5-3550 4811
+41.7%

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.

A10-7850K 453
i5-3550 641
+41.5%

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.

A10-7850K 1133
i5-3550 1910
+68.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A10-7850K 3216
i5-3550 5191
+61.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A10-7850K 10278
i5-3550 17762
+72.8%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A10-7850K 4748
i5-3550 6405
+34.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A10-7850K 13.1
i5-3550 9.98
+31.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10-7850K 4
i5-3550 6
+61.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A10-7850K 1.01
i5-3550 1.56
+54.5%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A10-7850K 2.2
i5-3550 2.7
+22.7%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A10-7850K 24
i5-3550 33
+35.7%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A10-7850K 114
i5-3550 164
+43.7%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A10-7850K 2140
i5-3550 3375
+57.7%

Geekbench 2

A10-7850K 6502
i5-3550 8990
+38.3%

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

A10-7850K 3900
i5-3550 5870
+50.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 3.03
Recency 14 January 2014 29 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 77 Watt

A10-7850K has an age advantage of 1 year.

i5-3550, on the other hand, has a 41.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 23.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-3550 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7850K in performance tests.


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