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AMD A8-4500M

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 220

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD A8-4500M and AMD Ryzen 5 220 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 5 220

More Total Cores: 6 (4 vs 6)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 4.9 GHz (up to 2.8 GHz vs Up to 4.9 GHz)
Higher Technology: TSMC 4nm FinFET (32 nm vs TSMC 4nm FinFET)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 4.0 (Gen 2 vs PCIe® 4.0)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (FP8), LPDDR5X (FP8), LPDDR5X (FP7), DDR5 (FP7r2) (DDR3 vs DDR5 (FP8), LPDDR5X (FP8), LPDDR5X (FP7), DDR5 (FP7r2))
Newer Launch Date: February 2025 (May 2012 vs February 2025)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

May 2012

Launch Date

February 2025

Mobile

Platform

Laptop

A8-4500M

Model Name

Ryzen 5 220

Trinity

Code Name

Hawk Point

A8 (Trinity)

Generation

2x Zen 4, 4x Zen 4c

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

1900 MHz

Basic Frequency

3.2 GHz

up to 2.8 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 4.9 GHz

192 KB

L1 Cache

4 MB (shared)

L2 Cache

6 MB

L3 Cache

16 MB

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

AMD Socket FS1r2

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FP8, FP7r2, FP7

19.0x

Multiplier

Multiplier Unlocked

Unlocked for Overclocking

32 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 4nm FinFET

35 W

TDP

28W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

Gen 2

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 4.0

1,303 million

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR5 (FP8), LPDDR5X (FP8), LPDDR5X (FP7), DDR5 (FP7r2)

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

256 GB

Dual-channel

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Maximum Memory Speed

4x2R DDR5-5600

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Radeon HD 7640G

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

AMD Radeon™ 740M

Graphics Core Count

Graphics Frequency

2800 MHz