A8-3800 vs A8-3550MX

Primary details

Comparing A8-3550MX and A8-3800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2312	2170
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.06
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)	30 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price	$221	$40

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-3550MX and A8-3800 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	228 mm2	228 mm2
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-3550MX and A8-3800 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	FS1	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3550MX and A8-3800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G, DDR3(L)-1333/1600 Memory Controller

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3550MX and A8-3800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3550MX and A8-3800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon HD 6620G

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

A8-3800 outperforms A8-3550MX by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	1.32
Integrated graphics card	0.88	1.04
Recency	20 December 2011	30 June 2011
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

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