AMD A8-5500 VS Intel Core i3-11100 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Core i3-11100

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Core i3-11100 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD A8-5500

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Higher clock speed

3.80 GHz 3.20 GHz

Around 16% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

4.50 GHz 3.70 GHz

Around 18 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A8-5500 Intel Core i3-11100

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i3-11100 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A8-5500 Intel Core i3-11100
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD A Intel Core i3
Generation	2 11
CPU group	AMD A8-5000 Intel Core i 11000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Core i3-11100 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.20 GHz 3.80 GHz
CPU Cores	4 4
Turbo (1 Core)	3.70 GHz 4.50 GHz
CPU Threads	4 8
Turbo (4 Cores)	3.70 GHz 4.30 GHz
Hyperthreading	No Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i3-11100 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 7560D Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency	0.76 GHz 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 1.10 GHz
Execution units	4 24
Shader	256 192
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 64 GB
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	4 9.5
DirectX Version	11 12
Technology	32 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q3/2012 Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i3-11100. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i3-11100 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1866 DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0
PCIe lanes	16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i3-11100.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-5500 or Intel Core i3-11100? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 65 W
Tjunction max.	-- 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i3-11100 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L3-Cache	4.00 MB 6.00 MB
Architecture	Trinity (Piledriver) Rocket Lake S
Technology	32 nm 14 nm
Socket	FM2 LGA 1200
Release date	Q3/2012 Q2/2021