A8-3550MX vs A8 Pro-7150B

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Aggregate performance score

A8 Pro-7150B
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
0.96
A8-3550MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.06
+10.4%

A8-3550MX outperforms A8 Pro-7150B by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25042431
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD A-Series
Power efficiency4.782.23
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX 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 speed1.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors2410 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP3FS1
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX. 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, FMA3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8 Pro-7150B and A8-3550MX.

PCIe version3.0no data

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 Pro-7150B 0.96
A8-3550MX 1.06
+10.4%

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 Pro-7150B 1528
A8-3550MX 1687
+10.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 1.06
Recency 4 June 2014 20 December 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 45 Watt

A8 Pro-7150B has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 136.8% lower power consumption.

A8-3550MX, on the other hand, has a 10.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The A8-3550MX is our recommended choice as it beats the A8 Pro-7150B in performance tests.


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