AMD

A8-5550M APU

A8-5550M APU
BENCHMARKS (3,460)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(1)
BUY • $134

Effective Speed -124%Effective Speed -124%Average Score -324%1-Core -270%, 4-Core -355%, 2-Core -297%, 8-Core -670%, Memory -29%Overclocked Score -259%1-Core -207%, 2-Core -242%, 4-Core -279%, 8-Core -551%, Memory -17%Value & Sentiment -2,767%User Rating -89%, Market Share -10,933%, Price 56%, Value -101%Nice To Haves -829%64-Core -779%, 64-Core -951%, Age -756%

Average Bench: 43.8% (930^th of 1355)

Based on 3,460 user benchmarks. Device: 178BFBFF00610F31 Model: AMD A8-5550M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

Poor: 29%Average: 43.8% Great: 53%

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

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Below average average bench

The AMD A8-5550M APU averaged 56.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 64.9Pts

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 45.1Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD A8-5550M APU is 24.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD A8-5550M APU performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 134Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 134Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 3,460 samples)

Rank 93043.8%

Min	Avg	Max
40.7	Memory 64.9	79.4
24.8	1-Core 45.1	57.5
44.5	2-Core 81.5	102
41.8% 63.8 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
60.6	4-Core 133	177
69.5	8-Core 134	174
18.2% 134 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
71.8	64-Core 134	173
9% 134 Pts

User Benchmarks

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Server

The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

PER-User, 31 mins ago.A8-5550M APU,

Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

53.9% Above average

Memory 77.2

1-Core 45.3

2-Core 102

48% 74.9 Pts

4-Core 179

8-Core 180

24% 179 Pts

64-Core 177

12% 177 Pts

SWE-User, 1 day ago.A8-5550M APU,

Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

53.2% Above average

Memory 76.5

1-Core 55.5

2-Core 104

51% 78.8 Pts

4-Core 175

8-Core 178

24% 177 Pts

64-Core 180

12% 180 Pts

PER-User, 56 mins ago.A8-5550M APU,

Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

51.6% Above average

Memory 72.4

1-Core 58.1

2-Core 103

50% 77.7 Pts

4-Core 180

8-Core 180

25% 180 Pts

64-Core 180

12% 180 Pts

PER-User, 1 hr ago.A8-5550M APU,

Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

51.4% Above average

Memory 75.2

1-Core 41.3

2-Core 100

46% 72.2 Pts

4-Core 167

8-Core 138

22% 153 Pts

64-Core 171

12% 171 Pts

PAK-User, 4 days ago.A8-5550M APU,

Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)

49.5% Average

Memory 69.7

1-Core 56.8

2-Core 98.8

48% 75.1 Pts

4-Core 178

8-Core 137

22% 158 Pts

64-Core 128

9% 128 Pts

SWE-User, 8 days ago.A8-5550M APU,

Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

45.2% Average

Memory 61.4

1-Core 57.6

2-Core 98.6

46% 72.5 Pts

4-Core 168

8-Core 181

24% 174 Pts

64-Core 176

12% 176 Pts

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 52,654,404 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

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System: HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

CPU
A8-5550M APUAMD $134Bench 44%, 3,460 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 265,960 samples	604x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 412,445 samples	379x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 228,340 samples	293x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 66%, 390,171 samples	59x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 234,004 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 758,178 samples	49x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 45,568 samples	140x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 49,689 samples	122x
HP16D3LS1KFG/4G 1x4GBKingstonBench 24%, 3,762 samples	105x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $164

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