AMD A8-3550MX Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-3550MX features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2011 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-3550MX, you'll need a motherboard with a FS1 socket.
Name: AMD A8-3550MX
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A6-3000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-3550MX has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3550MX is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.7 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-3550MX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-3550MX uses the AMD Radeon HD 6620G, which has 400 texture shaders and 5 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 6620G
GPU frequency: 0.44 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 5
Shaders: 400
Max. GPU Memory: 1.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 3
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A8-3550MX is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FS1
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Llano (K10)
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q4/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
4171
4171
Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
4106
4106
AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
4060
4060
Intel Pentium G3250T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
4043
4043
Intel Pentium G3440T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
4027
4027

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2892
2892
Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
2885
2885
AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2866
2866
AMD A8-7150B
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2855
2855
Intel Core i7-870S
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz
2842
2842

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1177
1177
AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1175
1175
AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1165
1165
Intel Atom C2550
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1147
1147
AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1132
1132

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
355
355
AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
355
355

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i5-4360U
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
17.2
17.2
Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
16.9
16.9
AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
16.8
16.8
Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
16.7
16.7
Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
16.7
16.7

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1.5
1.5
AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1.5
1.5
AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1.5
1.5
AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1.5
1.5