AMD A8-5545M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-5545M features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2013 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-5545M, you'll need a motherboard with a FP2 socket.
Name: AMD A8-5545M
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A8-5000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5545M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5545M is 1.7 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.7 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-5545M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-5545M uses the AMD Radeon HD 8510G, 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 8510G
GPU frequency: 0.45 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.55 GHz
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 5
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2013

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 A8-5545M 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: Richland (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: Q2/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2491
2491
Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
2488
2488
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
2488
2488
Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
2488
2488
Intel Xeon E5450
NoneC NoneT @ --
2483
2483

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2466
2466
AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
2447
2447
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
2446
2446
AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
2414
2414
Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
2323
2323

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A4-4355M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1076
1076
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
1076
1076
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1067
1067
AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1056
1056
AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1054
1054

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

MediaTek Helio G80
NoneC NoneT @ --
786
786
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
786
786
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
786
786
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
786
786
MediaTek Helio G80
NoneC NoneT @ --
786
786

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
432
432
AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
425
425
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
425
425
AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
425
425
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
422
422

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
291
291
Intel Pentium T3400
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
290
290
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
288
288
AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.3 GHz
287
287
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
NoneC NoneT @ --
287
287

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

Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.6
1.6