A8-3550MX vs Celeron M P4500
Aggregate performance score
A8-3550MX outperforms Celeron M P4500 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3077 | 2711 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.29 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 April 2010 (15 years ago) | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M P4500 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2500 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M P4500 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PGA988 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB + 2 MB | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M P4500 and A8-3550MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M P4500 and A8-3550MX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M P4500 and A8-3550MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 0.96 |
| Recency | 1 April 2010 | 20 December 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 45 Watt |
A8-3550MX has a 71.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 1037.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD A8-3550MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron M P4500 in performance tests.
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