Celeron G1610 vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50
+160%
Celeron G1610
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
0.96

A8-5500B outperforms Celeron G1610 by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and Celeron G1610 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17572507
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.641.65
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)3 December 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$388

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and Celeron G1610 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 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and Celeron G1610 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and Celeron G1610. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A8-5500B and Celeron G1610 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and Celeron G1610 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 A8-5500B and Celeron G1610. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500B and Celeron G1610 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and Celeron G1610.

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
+160%
Celeron G1610 0.96

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
+160%
Celeron G1610 1526

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-5500B 389
Celeron G1610 413
+6.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-5500B 945
+37%
Celeron G1610 690

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.50 0.96
Integrated graphics card 1.19 0.77
Recency 2 October 2012 3 December 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

A8-5500B has a 160.4% higher aggregate performance score, 54.5% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G1610, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

The A8-5500B is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G1610 in performance tests.


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