Ryzen 5 4500U vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.49
Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+360%

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms A8-3850 by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 4500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21571025
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.4143.28
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 4500U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size228 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 4500U 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
SocketFM1FP6
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 4500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 4500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 4500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6550DAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 4500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

A8-3850 1.49
Ryzen 5 4500U 6.86
+360%

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.

A8-3850 2374
Ryzen 5 4500U 10903
+359%

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.

A8-3850 2649
Ryzen 5 4500U 5337
+101%

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.

A8-3850 9534
Ryzen 5 4500U 24156
+153%

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.

A8-3850 4027
Ryzen 5 4500U 8934
+122%

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.

A8-3850 14.2
Ryzen 5 4500U 8.3
+71.1%

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.

A8-3850 3
Ryzen 5 4500U 11
+219%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 6.86
Integrated graphics card 1.04 6.04
Recency 30 June 2011 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 360.4% higher aggregate performance score, 480.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3850 in performance tests.

Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook one.


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