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AMD A6-8550

Price and performance details for the AMD A6-8550 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A6-8550 Good for Gaming?

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AMD A6-8550

Description: Radeon R5, 6 Compute Cores 2C+4G

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM2+

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 2 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 224 KB, L2: 2.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A6-8550 Radeon R5, 6 Compute Cores 2C+4G

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 2540

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

1604

Single Thread Rating: 1474
Samples: 8*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,525
Thread: 1,603

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-8550

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of January 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of January 2023.

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	Custom Gaming PC Desktop Computer by Kepler Systems i5 2500 3.30ghz, 8GB DDR3 Ram, Geforce GTX 750 ti 2GB Graphic, 500GB SSD Drive, 550w Power, with USB WiFi Adapter	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2021 Newest HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, AMD 6-Core Ryzen 5600G Processor, AMD Radeon RX 5500, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, Mouse and Keyboard, Wins10 Home with Nod32 Antivirus	$799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Computer Desktop SlateMR 215a (AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz,AMD Radeon RX 6600XT 8GB, 16GB DDR4, 480 GB SSD, WiFi Ready, Windows 11 Home)	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 3 5300G with AMD Radeon Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, 500W PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home) Gamer Computer	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,577
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,566
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,274
AMD A6-8550		1,604

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		39.33
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		27.71
AMD A6-8550		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,061
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD A6-8550		1,474

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A6-8550
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1221236 - May 27 2019		2525
BL512331 - Nov 23 2015		3084
BL512324 - Nov 23 2015		3064
BL512302 - Nov 23 2015		3058
BL512294 - Nov 23 2015		3142

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A6-8550
As of 28th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A6-8550		1,604
AMD A6-7470K vs AMD A6-8550		1,799 (+12.2%)
Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,755 (+9.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 570 vs AMD A6-8550		1,360 (-15.3%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,883 (+17.3%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,715 (+6.9%)
AMD PRO A4-8350B vs AMD A6-8550		1,552 (-3.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,236 (-23.0%)
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,970 (+22.8%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,944 (+21.2%)
AMD A6-9500 vs AMD A6-8550		1,870 (+16.6%)
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,775 (+10.6%)
Intel Pentium G3250T @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A6-8550		1,742 (+8.6%)