PRO A8-9600B vs A8-5557M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5557M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.13
PRO A8-9600B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.44
+27.4%

PRO A8-9600B outperforms A8-5557M by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23952189
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesBristol Ridge
Power efficiency3.059.08
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP2FP4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B. 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+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8550G (554 - 720 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5557M and PRO A8-9600B.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

A8-5557M 1.13
PRO A8-9600B 1.44
+27.4%

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.

A8-5557M 1801
PRO A8-9600B 2292
+27.3%

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.

A8-5557M 363
PRO A8-9600B 419
+15.4%

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.

A8-5557M 1011
PRO A8-9600B 1038
+2.7%

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.

A8-5557M 2115
PRO A8-9600B 2336
+10.4%

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.

A8-5557M 5259
PRO A8-9600B 5703
+8.4%

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.

A8-5557M 2747
PRO A8-9600B 2930
+6.7%

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.

A8-5557M 26.82
PRO A8-9600B 16.76
+60%

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.

A8-5557M 2
PRO A8-9600B 2
+25.7%

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.

A8-5557M 0.78
PRO A8-9600B 0.84
+7.7%

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.

A8-5557M 1.1
PRO A8-9600B 1.5
+36.4%

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.

A8-5557M 1860
+28.8%
PRO A8-9600B 1444

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.  

A8-5557M 12
PRO A8-9600B 13
+7.4%

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.  

A8-5557M 63
PRO A8-9600B 70
+12%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A8-5557M 3498
PRO A8-9600B 4764
+36.2%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A8-5557M 1591
PRO A8-9600B 1965
+23.5%

Geekbench 2

A8-5557M 4298
PRO A8-9600B 5124
+19.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 1.44
Recency 1 June 2013 1 June 2016
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

PRO A8-9600B has a 27.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The PRO A8-9600B is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5557M in performance tests.


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