AMD A6-4455M vs Intel Core i5-3317U


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AMD A6-4455M advantages

  • Base frequency of the microprocessor is higher than the frequency of the i5-3317U processor.
  • FMA4 and XOP instructions are enabled on this microprocessor. These extensions are not widely used in applications yet, however their support should improve in future apps.
  • The A6-4455M has FMA3 instructions enabled. Only AMD processors have this extension, therefore it probably will not get broad support from software vendors.


Intel Core i5-3317U advantages

  • The Intel i5-3317U processor incorporates Hyper-Threading technology, which doubles the number of threads that the CPU can execute simultaneously.


A6-4455M vs i5-3317U specifications comparison

The charts below compare the most important Intel i5-3317U and AMD A6-4455M characteristics. These features, together with an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a CPU performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph displays the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph corresponds to the number of additional threads, provided by Hyper-Threading technology. The "Operating frequency" chart uses dark color to represent base frequency, whereas lighter area is for extra frequency, provided by Turbo feature. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. Although the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads
5
4
3
2
1
0
 
 
2
 
4
 
 
Higher is better
Operating frequency
3
2.4
1.8
1.2
0.6
0
 
 
2.6GHz
 
2.6GHz
 
 
Higher is better
On-chip L2 + L3 cache
4000
3200
2400
1600
800
0
 
 
2048KB
 
3584KB
 
 
Higher is better
Thermal Design Power
20
16
12
8
4
0
 
 
17W
 
17W
 
 
Lower is better
   

  - AMD A6-4455M       - Intel Core i5-3317U

Detailed side by side comparison of AMD A6-4455M vs i5-3317U specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab.



Pros and Cons summary

 
A6-4455MCore i5-3317U

General recommendations:
Base frequency is higher,
Features FMA4 / XOP instructions

General recommendations:
Supports more threads at once

Drawbacks:
Handles fewer threads

Drawbacks:
Base frequency is lower,
Does not support some instructions


Similar processors

 
A6-4455MCore i5-3317U
 

Similar microprocessors use the same core and fit the same socket as AMD A6-4455M and i5-3317U.



Where to buy


The CPUs are available only as tray CPUs. Tray parts are more commonly found in smaller stores, that usually operate on eBay.

Specifications

 AMD A6-4455MIntel Core i5-3317U
 Basic details
Market segmentMobile
ManufacturerAMDIntel
FamilyAMD A6-Series for NotebooksIntel Core i5 Mobile
Model numberA6-4455Mi5-3317U
CPU part numberAM4455SHE24HJAV8063801058002
Introduction dateMay 15, 2012June 3, 2012
 
 CPU features
Core nameTrinityIvy Bridge
MicroarchitecturePiledriverIvy Bridge
Technology (micron)0.0320.022
Data width (bits)64
SocketBGA827 (FP2)BGA1023
Frequency (MHz)21001700
Turbo Frequency (MHz)26002600 / 2400
Clock Multiplier 17
L1 cache64 KB (code) / 32 KB (data)64 KB (code) / 64 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)2048512
L3 cache (KB) 3072
Max temperature (°C)100105
TDP (Watt)17
Core voltage (V)0.775 - 1.15 
Cores2
Threads24
Multiprocessing1
 
 Instruction set extensions
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard+
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology+
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions+
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion+
FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add+-
FMA4 / 4-operand Fused Multiply-Add+-
MMX+
SSE+
SSE2+
SSE3+
SSE4.1+
SSE4.2+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3+
XOP / eXtended Operations+-
 
 Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading-+
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep+
Turbo Core / Turbo Boost+
Virtualization+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit+
 
 Integrated Graphics
GPU TypeRadeon HD 7500GHD 4000
Base frequency (MHz)327350
Maximum frequency (MHz)4241050
 
 Integrated Memory Controller(s)
The number of controllers1
Memory channels2
Supported memoryDDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
DDR3U-1066
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600

Notes:

Rows with different specifications or features are highlighted.

For detailed specifications of "AMD A6-4455M" or "Intel Core i5-3317U" parts please click on the links in the table header.

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