AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD A8-5500B

AMD Ryzen 5 1400
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
AMD A8-5500B
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2012
AMD A8-5500B

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    218%
  • AMD A8-5500B
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    159%
  • AMD A8-5500B
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    277%
  • AMD A8-5500B
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 59% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 177% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 118% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A8-5500B

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 1400.

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 5 1400AMD A8-5500B
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 5 1400AMD A8-5500B
ArchitectureAMD ZenvsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameZenvsTrinity
Release DateApr 2017vsOct 2012

Cores

AMD Ryzen 5 1400AMD A8-5500B
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsRadeon HD 7560D

Cache

AMD Ryzen 5 1400AMD A8-5500B
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

AMD Ryzen 5 1400AMD A8-5500B
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Tempunknownvs71°C
PackageuPGAvsuPGA
Die Size192mm²vs246mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 1400AMD A8-5500B
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.475 V
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    3740 points
  • AMD A8-5500B
    2257 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    17177 points
  • AMD A8-5500B
    6402 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    134
  • AMD A8-5500B (simulated)
    84.09

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    705
  • AMD A8-5500B (simulated)
    254.44

points - higher is better