A8-5550M vs Ryzen 5 5600XT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600XT outperforms A8-5550M by a whopping 1129% 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 | 668 | 2666 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 20.88 | 3.16 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2025) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 31 October 2024 (1 year ago) | 1 June 2013 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600XT 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600XT 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FS1r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600XT and A8-5550M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x 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 5 5600XT and A8-5550M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600XT and A8-5550M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon HD 8550G (515 - 720 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600XT and A8-5550M.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.66 | 1.03 |
| Recency | 31 October 2024 | 1 June 2013 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600XT has a 1129.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
A8-5550M, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-5550M in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5600XT is a desktop processor while A8-5550M is a notebook one.
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