A8-5550M vs Ryzen 3 2200U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 2200U
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.30
+91.7%
A8-5550M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.20

Ryzen 3 2200U outperforms A8-5550M by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200U and A8-5550M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18162351
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD A-Series
Power efficiency14.243.18
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2200U and A8-5550M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache192 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size209.78 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200U and A8-5550M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A8-5550M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A8-5550M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A8-5550M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3AMD Radeon HD 8550G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A8-5550M.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 3 2200U 2.30
+91.7%
A8-5550M 1.20

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.

Ryzen 3 2200U 3583
+91.7%
A8-5550M 1869

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 2200U 790
+182%
A8-5550M 280

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 2200U 1596
+142%
A8-5550M 659

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 2200U 3978
+71.4%
A8-5550M 2321

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 2200U 7776
+33.1%
A8-5550M 5844

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 3 2200U 3387
+21.2%
A8-5550M 2795

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 3 2200U 14.27
+82.3%
A8-5550M 26.02

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 3 2200U 3
+45.9%
A8-5550M 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 2200U 312
+66%
A8-5550M 188

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 2200U 117
+72.1%
A8-5550M 68

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 2200U 1.15
+47.4%
A8-5550M 0.78

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 2200U 2.1
+61.5%
A8-5550M 1.3

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 2200U 18
+31.9%
A8-5550M 13

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 2200U 92
+30.3%
A8-5550M 71

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 2200U 1545
A8-5550M 1933
+25.1%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 3 2200U 6827
+54.6%
A8-5550M 4417

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 3 2200U 2925
+73%
A8-5550M 1691

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 3 2200U 7422
+67.5%
A8-5550M 4432

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 1.20
Integrated graphics card 2.98 1.07
Recency 8 January 2018 1 June 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 3 2200U has a 91.7% higher aggregate performance score, 178.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

A8-5550M, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 3 2200U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5550M in performance tests.


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