AMD A8-4555M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-4555M features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-4555M, you'll need a motherboard with a FP2 socket.
Name: AMD A8-4555M
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A8-4000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-4555M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-4555M is 1.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.4 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-4555M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-4555M uses the AMD Radeon HD 7600G, which has 384 texture shaders and 6 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 7600G
GPU frequency: 0.32 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.43 GHz
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 1.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q3/2012

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: DDR3-1333
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 19 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): 19 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A8-4555M 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: FP2
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: Q3/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-3400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
2532
2532
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.0 GHz
2511
2511
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
2506
2506
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
2483
2483
AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2466
2466

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
2214
2214
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
2202
2202
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
2198
2198
Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
2191
2191
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2188
2188

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1115
1115
Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1111
1111
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1105
1105
AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
1088
1088
AMD A4-3310MX
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
1082
1082

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
658
658
Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
657
657
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
657
657
Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
657
657
Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
650
650

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
326
326
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
326
326
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
326
326
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
326
326
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
326
326

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
254
254
Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
252
252
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
252
252
Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
252
252
Intel Core2 Duo E4300
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
251
251

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

Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Celeron 1007U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
1.2
1.2
AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.2
1.2
Intel Celeron 1007U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
1.2
1.2
Intel Core i5-2467M
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.2
1.2