Celeron 1037U vs PRO A6-8550B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2346	2765
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	1.72	3.50
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$86

Detailed specifications

PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Die size	245 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U 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	FM2+	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-8550B and Celeron 1037U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.21	0.64
Recency	29 September 2015	20 January 2013
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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