Core i3-380M vs A8-5550M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5550M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.20
+53.8%

A8-5550M outperforms i3-380M by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5550M and Core i3-380M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23002589
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date12 March 2013 (11 years ago)26 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Detailed specifications

A8-5550M and Core i3-380M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.534 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz0.03 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5550M and Core i3-380M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1r2BGA1288, PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and Core i3-380M. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and Core i3-380M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and Core i3-380M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8550GIntel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5550M and Core i3-380M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A8-5550M 1.20
+53.8%
i3-380M 0.78

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.

A8-5550M 1862
+55.3%
i3-380M 1199

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.

A8-5550M 280
i3-380M 329
+17.5%

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.

A8-5550M 659
+2.2%
i3-380M 645

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-5550M 2321
i3-380M 2808
+21%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-5550M 5844
i3-380M 6554
+12.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-5550M 2795
+3.6%
i3-380M 2699

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-5550M 26.02
i3-380M 20
+30.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-5550M 2
i3-380M 2
+1.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 0.78
Recency 12 March 2013 26 September 2010
Physical cores 4 2

A8-5550M has a 53.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores.

The A8-5550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-380M in performance tests.


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