Core 2 Duo T5550 vs A6-4400M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-4400M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.64
+60%
Core 2 Duo T5550
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.40

A6-4400M outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-4400M and Core 2 Duo T5550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27753001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.731.11
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-4400M and Core 2 Duo T5550 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache96 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size246 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on A6-4400M and Core 2 Duo T5550 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1r2PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4400M and Core 2 Duo T5550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A6-4400M and Core 2 Duo T5550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4400M and Core 2 Duo T5550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4400M and Core 2 Duo T5550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7520G (496 - 685 MHz)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.

A6-4400M 0.64
+60%
Core 2 Duo T5550 0.40

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.

A6-4400M 1013
+57.8%
Core 2 Duo T5550 642

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.

A6-4400M 314
+38.3%
Core 2 Duo T5550 227

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.

A6-4400M 398
Core 2 Duo T5550 410
+3%

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.

A6-4400M 2292
+25.5%
Core 2 Duo T5550 1826

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.

A6-4400M 3407
+0.3%
Core 2 Duo T5550 3397

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.

A6-4400M 1804
+21.6%
Core 2 Duo T5550 1484

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.40
Recency 15 May 2012 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm

A6-4400M has a 60% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The A6-4400M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5550 in performance tests.


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