AMD A8-5500 APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-5500 APU 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.
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AMD A8-5500 APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM2

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 320 KB, L2: 8.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 43.78

Overall Rank: 2176

Last Price Change: $58.95 USD (2020-06-17)

Average CPU Mark

2581

Single Thread Rating: 1322
Samples: 926*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,048
Thread: 1,266

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-5500 APU

Integer Math	17,475 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,666 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,443 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	772.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,378 KBytes/Sec
Physics	235 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,066 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,322 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5500 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 7 5800H(8C/16T,up to 4.4 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 2280 NVME SSD Graphics 8 core 2000 MHz Wifi6/BT5.2/HDMI+Type-C,Support Three-Screen Display	$419.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CHUWI HeroBox Mini PC,Windows 11 Mini Desktop Computer,Intel 11th Gen N5100 Quad Core Processor(2.9GHz), 8GB RAM 256GB SSD,Dual WiFi/BT/Gigabit Ethernet/VESA / 4K UHD/USB 3.0/Up to 2TB SSD	$149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 3 4300G Processor, 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD Storage, Windows 11, High Speed Performance, Computer, 8 USB Ports, for Business, Study, Videos, and Gaming (M01-F1120, 2021)	$589.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop - AMD Quad Core Ryzen 3 5300G Processor with AMD Radeon Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home - RGB Gamer Computer	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,602
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,806
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,958
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,891
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,507
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
AMD A8-5500 APU		2,581

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		193.31
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		118.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
AMD A8-5500 APU		43.78
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 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,719
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD A8-5500 APU		1,322

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5500 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1822926 - May 20 2023		2680
BL1808871 - May 02 2023		2908
BL1790883 - Apr 09 2023		2622
BL1787962 - Apr 06 2023		2671
BL5035721 - Mar 31 2023		2713

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

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5500 APU
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5500 APU		2,581
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,820 (+9.2%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,738 (+6.1%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,307 (-10.6%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,164 (-16.2%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,155 (-16.5%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		3,194 (+23.7%)
AMD A8-5500B APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,643 (+2.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,480 (-3.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,443 (-5.4%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,348 (-9.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,322 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,308 (-10.6%)

Is the AMD A8-5500 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,232
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,109
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,481
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,806
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,598
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,191
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,792
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,727
AMD A8-5500 APU		441

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5500 APU

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