Pro A12-8800B vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50
+54.3%
Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.62

A8-5500B outperforms Pro A12-8800B by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17572096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency3.644.38
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2FP4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-AVX
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-2133
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 R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data512
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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
+54.3%
Pro A12-8800B 1.62

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
+53.8%
Pro A12-8800B 2580

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
Pro A12-8800B 526
+35.2%

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
Pro A12-8800B 1141
+20.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.50 1.62
Recency 2 October 2012 3 June 2015
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 12 Watt

A8-5500B has a 54.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Pro A12-8800B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-5500B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A12-8800B in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500B is a desktop processor while Pro A12-8800B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500B and Pro A12-8800B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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