Ryzen 7 4800H vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.59
Ryzen 7 4800H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.09
+367%

Ryzen 7 4800H outperforms A8-5500B by a whopping 367% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1739660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency3.6324.50
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache128 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H 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
SocketFM2FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H.

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 2.59
Ryzen 7 4800H 12.09
+367%

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
Ryzen 7 4800H 18500
+366%

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
Ryzen 7 4800H 1491
+283%

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 955
Ryzen 7 4800H 6109
+540%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 12.09
Integrated graphics card 1.19 7.46
Recency 2 October 2012 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800H has a 366.8% higher aggregate performance score, 526.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4800H is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5500B in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500B is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500B and Ryzen 7 4800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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