A8-3550MX vs A8-4555M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4555M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
0.84
A8-3550MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.06
+26.2%

A8-3550MX outperforms A8-4555M by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4555M and A8-3550MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25862431
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
Power efficiency4.182.23
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date27 September 2012 (12 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4555M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2228 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-4555M 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 configuration11
SocketFP2FS1
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4555M and A8-3550MX. 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, FMA3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4555M and A8-3550MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4555M and A8-3550MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7600G (320 - 424 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)

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.

A8-4555M 0.84
A8-3550MX 1.06
+26.2%

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.

A8-4555M 1331
A8-3550MX 1687
+26.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 1.06
Integrated graphics card 0.85 0.89
Recency 27 September 2012 20 December 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 45 Watt

A8-4555M has an age advantage of 9 months, and 136.8% lower power consumption.

A8-3550MX, on the other hand, has a 26.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 4.7% faster integrated GPU.

The A8-3550MX is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4555M in performance tests.


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