A6-7000 vs A8-5500B
Aggregate performance score
A8-5500B outperforms A6-7000 by a whopping 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-5500B and A6-7000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1656 | 2652 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.42 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Kaveri |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $82 | $450 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-5500B and A6-7000 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5500B and A6-7000 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 | no data |
| Socket | FM2 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and A6-7000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| HSA | no data | 1 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and A6-7000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | 1 |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7560D | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 3 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500B and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-5500B and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and A6-7000.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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 outperforms A6-7000 by 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A8-5500B outperforms A6-7000 by 293% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.56 | 0.65 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 1 June 2014 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 17 Watt |
The A8-5500B is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7000 in performance tests.
Note that A8-5500B is a desktop processor while A6-7000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500B and A6-7000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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