Ryzen 7 5800X vs A8-5550M

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Aggregated performance score

A8-5550M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads
1.20

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1403% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5550M and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2227301
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.87
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date1 June 2013 (10 years ago)5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449
Current price$234 $353 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-5550M and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm22 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on A8-5550M and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and Ryzen 7 5800X. 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, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8550G-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5550M and Ryzen 7 5800X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

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 1.20
Ryzen 7 5800X 18.04
+1403%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1403% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-5550M 1863
Ryzen 7 5800X 27907
+1398%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1398% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-5550M 284
Ryzen 7 5800X 2180
+668%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 668% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-5550M 668
Ryzen 7 5800X 10266
+1437%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1437% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A8-5550M 2321
Ryzen 7 5800X 6835
+194%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 194% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-5550M 5844
Ryzen 7 5800X 45548
+679%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 679% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-5550M 2795
Ryzen 7 5800X 15873
+468%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 468% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A8-5550M 26.02
Ryzen 7 5800X 3.04
+756%

A8-5550M outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 756% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A8-5550M 2
Ryzen 7 5800X 29
+1330%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1330% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-5550M 188
Ryzen 7 5800X 2609
+1288%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1288% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-5550M 68
Ryzen 7 5800X 266
+290%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 290% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A8-5550M 0.78
Ryzen 7 5800X 3.09
+296%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 296% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5550M 1.3
Ryzen 7 5800X 15
+1054%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1054% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5550M 1933
Ryzen 7 5800X 15604
+707%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 707% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5550M 71
Ryzen 7 5800X 339
+380%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 380% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5550M 13
Ryzen 7 5800X 152
+1027%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms A8-5550M by 1027% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 18.04
Recency 1 June 2013 5 November 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 105 Watt

The Ryzen 7 5800X is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5550M in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-5550M is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5800X is a desktop one.


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