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A8 5500 vs Core i5-2410M


Description
The 5500 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i5-2410M is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5500 gets a score of 52.1 k points while the i5-2410M gets 38.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 5500 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-2410M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
610f01
206a7
Core
Trinity
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
Socket FM2
Socket G2 (988B)
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x64+4x16 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x2048 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
3072 kB
Date
October 2012
February 2011
Mean monothread perf.
22.25k points
20.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
52.13k points
38.68k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
5500
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
8.61k
7.38k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
6.76k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.1k
3.3k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.27k
2.66k (x0.81)
TOTAL
22.25k
20.1k (x0.9)

Multithread

5500

i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
19.76k
14.17k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
18.75k
14.71k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.5k
6.93k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
2.87k (x0.7)
TOTAL
52.13k
38.68k (x0.74)

Performance/W
5500
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
304 points/W
405 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
289 points/W
420 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
146 points/W
198 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
63 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
802 points/W
1105 points/W

Performance/GHz
5500
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
2326 points/GHz
2543 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1968 points/GHz
2332 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
837 points/GHz
1139 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
883 points/GHz
917 points/GHz
TOTAL
6014 points/GHz
6932 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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