A10-9700E vs A8-5500B
Aggregate performance score
A8-5500B outperforms A10-9700E by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-5500B and A10-9700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1817 | 1975 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 3.62 | 5.50 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-5500B and A10-9700E 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 | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5500B and A10-9700E 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 | FM2 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and A10-9700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and A10-9700E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and A10-9700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2400 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7560D | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500B and A10-9700E integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-5500B and A10-9700E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and A10-9700E.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.47 | 2.02 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 27 July 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
A8-5500B has a 22.3% higher aggregate performance score.
A10-9700E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD A8-5500B is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A10-9700E in performance tests.
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