i7-8500Y vs A8-4555M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4555M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
0.84
Core i7-8500Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
2.26
+169%

Core i7-8500Y outperforms A8-4555M by a whopping 169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25861829
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i7
Power efficiency4.1842.78
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date27 September 2012 (12 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$393

Detailed specifications

A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP2FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y. 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, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7600G (320 - 424 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-8500Y.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

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
i7-8500Y 2.26
+169%

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
i7-8500Y 3590
+170%

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.

A8-4555M 1555
i7-8500Y 5027
+223%

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.

A8-4555M 3757
i7-8500Y 8706
+132%

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.

A8-4555M 1877
i7-8500Y 3056
+62.9%

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.

A8-4555M 40.21
i7-8500Y 15.51
+159%

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.

A8-4555M 1
i7-8500Y 2
+102%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A8-4555M 0.44
i7-8500Y 1.45
+230%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A8-4555M 0.8
i7-8500Y 2.2
+172%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A8-4555M 1937
i7-8500Y 2483
+28.2%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A8-4555M 4
i7-8500Y 14
+234%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A8-4555M 21
i7-8500Y 83
+299%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 2.26
Integrated graphics card 0.85 1.98
Recency 27 September 2012 28 August 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 5 Watt

A8-4555M has 100% more physical cores.

i7-8500Y, on the other hand, has a 169% higher aggregate performance score, 132.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-8500Y is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4555M in performance tests.


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