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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.
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 A8-5500 APU Good for Gaming?

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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: 43.54

Overall Rank: 2008

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

Average CPU Mark

2567

Single Thread Rating: 1321
Samples: 918*
*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	17,441 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,655 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	765.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	42.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	234 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,059 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,321 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5500 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,581
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,162
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,962
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,933
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,564
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,268
AMD A8-5500 APU		2,567

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		171.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.13
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
AMD A8-5500 APU		43.54
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		41.70
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
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 A8-5500 APU		1,321

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5500 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1733735 - Jan 31 2023		2777
BL1728658 - Jan 24 2023		2439
BL1720891 - Jan 15 2023		2729
BL1720788 - Jan 14 2023		2489
BL1708365 - Dec 31 2022		2565

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

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5500 APU
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5500 APU		2,567
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,963 (+15.4%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,813 (+9.6%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-5500 APU		3,064 (+19.4%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,747 (+7.0%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,320 (-9.6%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,187 (-14.8%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,071 (-19.3%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		3,178 (+23.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,433 (-5.2%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,327 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,241 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i3-3210 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-5500 APU		2,168 (-15.5%)

Is the AMD A8-5500 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,633
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,563
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,106
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,676
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,647
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,519
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
AMD A8-5500 APU		440