A8-3550MX vs A110
Primary details
Comparing A110 and A8-3550MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2431 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.23 |
| Architecture codename | Stealey (2007) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | June 2007 (17 years ago) | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A110 and A8-3550MX 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A110 and A8-3550MX 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 | Intel BGA 437 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A110 and A8-3550MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A110 and A8-3550MX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A110 and A8-3550MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 45 Watt |
A110 has 1400% lower power consumption.
A8-3550MX, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A110 and A8-3550MX. We've got no test results to judge.
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