AMD A8-5557M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-5557M 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 A8-5557M, you'll need a motherboard with a FP2 socket.
Name: AMD A8-5557M
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A8-5000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5557M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5557M is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.1 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-5557M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-5557M uses the AMD Radeon HD 8550G, 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 8550G
GPU frequency: 0.52 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.72 GHz
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 256
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: DDR3-1600
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 A8-5557M 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

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core M-5Y10
2C 4T @ 0.8 GHz
3515
3515
Intel Core M-5Y10a
2C 4T @ 0.8 GHz
3515
3515
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
3498
3498
AMD Phenom II X2 521
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
3480
3480
AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3450
3450

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
2953
2953
Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2952
2952
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

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1602
1602
Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1601
1601
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1591
1591
Intel Pentium 4405Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1581
1581
AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1564
1564

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1209
1209
AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1207
1207
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1201
1201
Intel Core i7-3689Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1199
1199
Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1195
1195

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
449
449
Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
443
443
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
442
442
Intel Core2 Duo E8300
2C 2T @ 2.83 GHz
441
441
Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
440
440

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
371
371
AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
369
369
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
369
369
AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
369
369
Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
368
368

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

Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD Phenom II X2 B57
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1.9
1.9

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

AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD A4-3400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
0.8
0.8