Pentium G3220 vs A8-5550M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5550M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.18
Pentium G3220
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.19
+0.8%

Pentium G3220 outperforms A8-5550M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5550M and Pentium G3220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23692358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.13
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.192.08
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$71

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-5550M and Pentium G3220 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 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3 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 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5550M and Pentium G3220 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
SocketFS1r21150
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and Pentium G3220. 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+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and Pentium G3220 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and Pentium G3220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5550M and Pentium G3220.

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.

A8-5550M 1.18
Pentium G3220 1.19
+0.8%

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 1869
Pentium G3220 1895
+1.4%

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
Pentium G3220 530
+89.3%

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
Pentium G3220 891
+35.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 1.19
Recency 1 June 2013 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 54 Watt

A8-5550M has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 54.3% lower power consumption.

Pentium G3220, on the other hand, has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-5550M and Pentium G3220.

Be aware that A8-5550M is a notebook processor while Pentium G3220 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5550M and Pentium G3220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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