A6-9550 vs A8-5550M

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Primary details

Comparing A8-5550M and A6-9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2369not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.19no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5550M and A6-9550 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 speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-5550M and A6-9550 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
SocketFS1r2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and A6-9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and A6-9550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and A6-9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8550G (515 - 720 MHz)Radeon R5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2013 27 July 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-5550M has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

A6-9550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A8-5550M and A6-9550. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A8-5550M is a notebook processor while A6-9550 is a desktop one.


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