CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3110M vs 5550M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3110M
6.3
A8 5550M
6.4
A8 4500M
6.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3110M
6.5
A8 5550M
6.6
A8 4500M
6.3
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 3110M
5.8
A8 5550M
6.1
A8 4500M
6.3
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 3110M
6.8
A8 5550M
7.4
A8 4500M
7.3
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 3110M
6.1
A8 5550M
6.2
A8 4500M
6.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 3110M
6.2
A8 5550M
5.8
A8 4500M
6.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.6

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i3 3110M
6.4
A8 5550M
6.6
A8 4500M
6.6

Winner
Intel Core i3 3110M 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3110M  based on its performance and single-core performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 3110M

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Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Much better turbo clock speed 1,000 MHz vs 720 MHz Around 40% better turbo clock speed
Higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz vs 515 MHz More than 25% higher GPU clock speed
Better geekbench 3 single core score 1,851 vs 1,387 Around 35% better geekbench 3 single core score
Better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 3,856 vs 3,344 More than 15% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score
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AMD A8 5550M

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Much more l2 cache 4 MB vs 0.5 MB 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much better fire strike score 709 vs 413 More than 70% better fire strike score
More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score 166.64 fps vs 104.44 fps Around 60% better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score
Significantly better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score 2,349 vs 2,048 Around 15% better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.82 GHz vs 2.43 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Newer Mar, 2013 vs Jun, 2012 Release date 8 months later
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3110M vs A8 5550M

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 3110M
6.1 mHash/s
A8 5550M
39.35 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 3110M
0.79 fps
A8 5550M
0.41 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3110M
2,048
A8 5550M
2,349

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3110M
1,548
A8 5550M
1,952

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3110M
3,267
A8 5550M
3,210

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3110M
3,982
A8 5550M
3,213

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3110M
1,851
A8 5550M
1,387

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3110M
125,500 MB/s
A8 5550M
1,680,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3110M  vs
A8 5550M 
Clock speed 2.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
F16C
MMX
XOP
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
BMI1
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
TBM
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 35W 35W
Annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year 8.43 $/year
Performance per watt 4.69 pt/W 11.58 pt/W
Typical power consumption 28.44W 28.44W

details

 Core i3 3110M  vs
A8 5550M 
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 4 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 105°C Unknown - 105°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.43 GHz 2.82 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.4 GHz 2.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.43 GHz 2.82 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Radeon™ HD 8550G
Latest DirectX 11.0 11.0
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 515 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,000 MHz 720 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1333
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Comments

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A guy with a LenovoG505s (10:03 AM, January 10, 2015)
Its true!
MIB (08:29 AM, December 26, 2014)
hahahaha what a liar the A8 5550m easily beat the core i3 in the real world, i tried already on gaming and multitasking job
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