AMD A8-5550M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-5550M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A8-5550M Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  3 7
• CPU group
  AMD A8-5000M Qualcomm Snapdragon 662/665

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-5550M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.10 GHz 2.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Kryo 260 Gold
• B core
  -- 4x Kryo 260 Silver

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-5550M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 8550G Qualcomm Adreno 610
• GPU frequency
  0.52 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.72 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4 0
• Shader
  256 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  5 6
• DirectX Version
  11 12.1
• Technology
  32 nm 11 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q2/2019

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-5550M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode
• VP8
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD A8-5550M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 LPDDR3-1866LPDDR4X-1866
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-5550M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-5550M or Qualcomm Snapdragon 665? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  35 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-5550M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Richland (Piledriver) Kryo 260
• Technology
  32 nm 11 nm
• Socket
  FS1r2 N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q2/2019
• Part Number
  -- SM6125

List of devices based on AMD A8-5550M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665.

• Used in
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