Intel Core i5-540M vs AMD A8-5550M
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-540M and AMD A8-5550M. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 412 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 331 |
| 891 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 878 |
| 1763 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1156 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 970 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-540M | Processor | AMD A8-5550M |
| 2530 MHz | Frequency | 2100 MHz |
| 3070 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3100 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 35 W | TDP | 35 W |
| Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | GPU | Radeon HD 8550G |
| Arrandale | Codename | Richland |
| BGA1288, PGA988 | Package | Socket FS1 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 411 | Single-Core Score | 333 |
| 997 | Multi-Core Score | 978 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010) | Model | LENOVO 20B2X011CA |
| MacBookPro6,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-F22586C8 MacBookPro6,2 | Motherboard | LENOVO 20B2X011CA |
| Power Plan | AMD Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-540M | Name | AMD A8-5550M |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 2 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 19 Stepping 1 |
| 2.53 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3.09 GHz | |
| Package | Socket FP2 (827) | |
| Codename | Richland | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 2 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 16.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 2 |
| 3.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 8.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| Frequency | 798 MHz | |
| 1067 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 411 | Single-Core Score | 333 |
|---|---|---|
| 444 | Crypto Score | 360 |
| 394 | Integer Score | 336 |
| 442 | Floating Point Score | 321 |
| 444 775.7 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 360 628.5 MB/sec |
| 333 1.69 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 252 1.27 MB/sec |
| 419 19.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 294 13.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 321 905.0 KTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 391 1.10 MTE/sec |
| 307 360.0 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 340 399.2 KElements/sec |
| 420 131.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 368 115.3 Krows/sec |
| 480 26.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 364 19.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 398 126.7 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 330 105.2 KB/sec |
| 443 3.45 Klines/sec | Clang | 368 2.87 Klines/sec |
| 468 5.43 images/sec | Camera | 337 3.91 images/sec |
| 232 290.3 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 242 302.4 Kpairs/sec |
| 497 3078.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 308 1907.1 FPS |
| 318 17.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 215 11.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 515 3.96 images/sec | Face Detection | 342 2.63 images/sec |
| 468 11.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 286 7.04 Mpixels/sec |
| 767 37.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 676 33.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 881 12.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 689 9.39 Mpixels/sec |
| 579 464.8 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 384 308.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 394 3.53 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 249 2.23 Kpixels/sec |
| 404 12.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 339 10.8 Words/sec |
| 227 8.78 images/sec | Machine Learning | 156 6.01 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 997 | Multi-Core Score | 978 |
|---|---|---|
| 1084 | Crypto Score | 1270 |
| 980 | Integer Score | 981 |
| 1019 | Floating Point Score | 924 |
| 1084 1.85 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1270 2.17 GB/sec |
| 1333 6.74 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1323 6.69 MB/sec |
| 1057 50.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1239 58.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1008 2.84 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 877 2.47 MTE/sec |
| 813 955.1 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 843 989.5 KElements/sec |
| 919 288.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 988 309.6 Krows/sec |
| 989 53.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1057 57.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 867 276.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 798 254.4 KB/sec |
| 1021 7.95 Klines/sec | Clang | 973 7.58 Klines/sec |
| 898 10.4 images/sec | Camera | 856 9.92 images/sec |
| 740 926.0 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 660 826.2 Kpairs/sec |
| 1525 9449.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 944 5846.1 FPS |
| 816 44.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 775 42.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1156 8.90 images/sec | Face Detection | 1064 8.19 images/sec |
| 1176 29.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 858 21.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1403 68.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1701 83.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1963 26.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1871 25.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1412 1.13 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1078 865.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 784 7.03 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 655 5.87 Kpixels/sec |
| 758 24.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 899 28.7 Words/sec |
| 425 16.4 images/sec | Machine Learning | 471 18.2 images/sec |