AMD A8-5500B APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-5500B APU can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the AMD A8-5500B APU Good for Gaming?

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AMD A8-5500B 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 A8-5500B APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 53.89

Overall Rank: 1975

Last Price Change: $49.04 USD (2020-12-12)

Average CPU Mark

2643

Single Thread Rating: 1350
Samples: 96*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,182
Thread: 1,286

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-5500B APU

Integer Math	17,770 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,692 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	792.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	241 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,094 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,350 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5500B APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2023

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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
AMD A8-5500B APU		2,643

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
AMD A8-5500B APU		53.89
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
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 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
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		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD A8-5500B APU		1,350

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5500B APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1735684 - Feb 02 2023		2651
BL1719820 - Jan 13 2023		2588
BL1684983 - Dec 02 2022		2586
BL5026336 - Nov 18 2022		2724
BL1563560 - May 09 2022		1762

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

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5500B APU
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5500B APU		2,643
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		2,963 (+12.1%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		3,178 (+20.2%)
AMD A10-6700 APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		3,116 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD A8-5500B APU		2,241 (-15.2%)
AMD A10-5800B APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		2,936 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-5500B APU		3,304 (+25.0%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		3,168 (+19.9%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-5500B APU		3,064 (+16.0%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		3,060 (+15.8%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		2,813 (+6.5%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		2,747 (+4.0%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-5500B APU		2,567 (-2.9%)

Is the AMD A8-5500B APU Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
AMD A8-5500B APU		452

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