AMD A8-5550M vs Intel Core M-5Y31
Summary
AMD A8-5550M
100%
Intel Core M-5Y31
106%
Relative performance
AMD A8-5550M
100%
Intel Core M-5Y31
126%
Relative performance
AMD A8-5550M
110%
Intel Core M-5Y31
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD A8-5550M |
| 10% higher multi threaded performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core M-5Y31 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 26% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 6% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core M-5Y31
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD A8-5550M | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
Architecture
| AMD A8-5550M | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Richland | vs | Broadwell-Y |
| Release Date | Jun 2013 | vs | Oct 2014 |
Cores
| AMD A8-5550M | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 8550G | vs | Intel HD 5300 |
Cache
| AMD A8-5550M | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A8-5550M | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FS1r2 | vs | |
| Max Case Temp | 71°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 50mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD A8-5550M | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2100 MHz | vs | 900 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3100 MHz | vs | 2400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 5 W |
AMD A8-5550M
1891 points
Intel Core M-5Y31
2688 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
4201 points
Intel Core M-5Y31
2419 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
2795
Intel Core M-5Y31
2589
points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
2321
Intel Core M-5Y31
3395.5
points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
5844
Intel Core M-5Y31
6563
points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
0.78
Intel Core M-5Y31
1.09
points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
2.05
Intel Core M-5Y31
2.2
points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
68
Intel Core M-5Y31
98
points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
188
Intel Core M-5Y31
208
points - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
31.42
Intel Core M-5Y31
15.9
seconds - lower is better
AMD A8-5550M
1932.5
Intel Core M-5Y31
1745
MB/s - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
70.59
Intel Core M-5Y31
71.98
FPS - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
13.49
Intel Core M-5Y31
9.52
FPS - higher is better
AMD A8-5550M
1.3
Intel Core M-5Y31
1.2
GB/s
AMD A8-5550M
0.26
Intel Core M-5Y31
0.2
GB/s
AMD A8-5550M
0.14
Intel Core M-5Y31
0.11
GB/s
AMD A8-5550M
235.65
Intel Core M-5Y31
183.5
score - higher is better