AMD® A8-5500 APU

The AMD A8-5500 APU is a desktop processor with 4 cores and 4 threads. It launched in Oct 2012. Clocks run from 3.2 GHz base to 3.7 GHz boost. It supports DDR3 memory. It uses the FM2 socket. Rated TDP is 65 W.

The AMD A8-5500 APU scores 1,342 in single-core performance and 2,622 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 1,876 for overall performance, 3,583 for productivity performance, 3,858 for creator performance, 2,524 for engineering performance and 4,682 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 656 per core, 656 per thread and 40 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 233. Its performance index is 23, so its overall performance is 77% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD A8-5500 APU scores 17,364 in integer math, 4,683 in floating-point math, 43,444 in compression, 797 in cryptography, 236 in physics simulation, 1,099 in vector SIMD, 11 in the prime sieve and 5,377 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 71% below in integer math, 90% below in floating-point math, 81% below in compression, 93% below in cryptography, 78% below in physics simulation, 93% below in vector SIMD, 84% below in the prime sieve and 76% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD A8-5500 APU has 4 physical cores and runs 4 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.20 GHz and boosts up to 3.70 GHz.

The AMD A8-5500 APU is a desktop processor and belongs to the AMD A-Series family. It launched in Oct 2012.

The AMD A8-5500 APU has 192 KB of L1 cache and 4 MB of L2 cache. That adds up to about 4.2 MB of cache, or 1.05 MB per core.

The AMD A8-5500 APU has a 2-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 192 KB and L2 at 4 MB. L2 is the largest level and makes up about 96% of the cache listed here.

The AMD A8-5500 APU supports DDR3 memory and runs memory at up to 1,866 MT/s. It does not support DDR5, DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD A8-5500 APU includes integrated graphics (HD 7560D) and clocks the graphics up to 0.76 GHz.

The AMD A8-5500 APU uses the FM2 socket.

The AMD A8-5500 APU has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

Feex has recorded 47% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD A8-5500 APU. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FM2 socket as the AMD A8-5500 APU and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD A8-5500B APU, AMD Athlon X4 740, AMD Athlon X4 750, AMD A10-5700 APU and AMD A8-5600K APU.