AMD A8-4500M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-4500M features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2012 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-4500M, you'll need a motherboard with a FS1r2 socket.
Name: AMD A8-4500M
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A8-4000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-4500M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-4500M is 1.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.8 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-4500M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-4500M uses the AMD Radeon HD 7640G, which has 256 texture shaders and 4 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 7640G
GPU frequency: 0.5 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.69 GHz
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 256
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2012

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: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 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): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A8-4500M 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: FS1r2
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Trinity (Piledriver)
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date: Q2/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium 3560M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
3421
3421
Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
3410
3410
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
3398
3398
AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3390
3390
AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.4 GHz
3390
3390

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
2705
2705
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2702
2702
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2702
2702
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2702
2702
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2695
2695

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1243
1243
AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1242
1242
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1236
1236
Intel Celeron 1007U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
1228
1228
AMD E2-3200
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1216
1216

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
NoneC NoneT @ --
847
847
MediaTek Helio G25
NoneC NoneT @ --
845
845
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
844
844
AMD Athlon II X3 415e
3C 3T @ 2.5 GHz
843
843
AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
841
841

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
390
390
Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
389
389
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
389
389
Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
389
389
Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
388
388

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-4440S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
352
352
Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
352
352
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
351
351
Intel Core i7-3940XM
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
346
346
Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
346
346

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
316
316
MediaTek Helio P70
NoneC NoneT @ --
316
316
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
316
316
MediaTek Helio P70
NoneC NoneT @ --
316
316
AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
316
316

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
336
336
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
294
294
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
285
285
AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
284
284
Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz
278
278

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
159
159
AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
159
159
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
158
158
AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
157
157
AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
156
156

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
95
95
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
94
94
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
93
93
Intel Celeron N2820
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
78
78
AMD Turion 64 MK-36
NoneC NoneT @ --
75
75

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD A10-7800
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
61
61
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
61
61
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
61
61
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
61
61
Intel Core i3-4012Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
61
61

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

Intel Pentium 3805U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1.7
1.7
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.7
1.7
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1.7
1.7
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
1.7
1.7

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

Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
0.7
0.7
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
0.7
0.7