A8-5500B vs Core i5-3335S

General info

Comparing Core i5-3335S and A8-5500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1603	1617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.17	5.42
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 November 2012 (11 years old)	2 October 2012 (11 years old)
Current price	$513	$75

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-5500B has 3088% better value for money than i5-3335S.

Technical specs

Core i5-3335S and A8-5500B 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	160 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,480 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3335S and A8-5500B 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	1	1
Socket	1155	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3335S and A8-5500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3335S and A8-5500B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3335S and A8-5500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 4000

AMD Radeon HD 7560D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3335S and A8-5500B.

PCIe version

3.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i5-3335S outperforms A8-5500B by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	2.66	2.59
Recency	1 November 2012	2 October 2012
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm

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