PRO A6-8550B: specs and benchmarks

Summary

AMD started PRO A6-8550B sales 29 September 2015. This is a Godaveri architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 28nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FM2+ processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR3-2133 memory.

Primary details

PRO A6-8550B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	2364
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.72	of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L2 cache	1024 KB	of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
Chip lithography	28 nm	of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
Number of transistors	2,411 million	of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-8550B compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8550B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
FMA	+
AVX	+
FRTC	+
FreeSync	+
PowerTune	+
DualGraphics	+
TrueAudio	+
PowerNow	+
PowerGating	+
Out-of-band client management	+
VirusProtect	+
RAID	+
HSA	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V	+
IOMMU 2.0	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by PRO A6-8550B's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into PRO A6-8550B.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	4
จำนวนพาธไลน์	256
Enduro	+
Switchable graphics	+
UVD	+
VCE	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8550B's integrated GPU.

DisplayPort	+
HDMI	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-8550B's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0	of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	16	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of PRO A6-8550B. Overall benchmark performance 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.

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Closest competitors

PRO A6-8550B's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.

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