A4 PRO-7300B vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50
+172%
A4 PRO-7300B
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.92

A8-5500B outperforms A4 PRO-7300B by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17432515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.641.34
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C70 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B 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
SocketFM2FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DAMD Radeon HD 8470D
Number of pipelinesno data192
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and A4 PRO-7300B.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

A8-5500B 2.50
+172%
A4 PRO-7300B 0.92

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.

A8-5500B 3967
+172%
A4 PRO-7300B 1458

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.50 0.92
Integrated graphics card 1.19 0.97
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

A8-5500B has a 171.7% higher aggregate performance score, 22.7% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The A8-5500B is our recommended choice as it beats the A4 PRO-7300B in performance tests.


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