July 17, 2012

AMD A8-4500M - 2.8GHz, Radeon HD 7640G

The A8-4500M is just another AMD processor that utilizes Trinity. This AMD A8-4500M is a quad-core accelerated processor introduced in 2nd quarter of 2012. This Accelerated processor is manufactured with the 32nm technology where GPU, memory controller and video decoder are integrated together.

This AMD A8-4500M quad-core accelerated processor has a clock speed of 1.9GHz due to Turbo Core technology it can automatically overclock up 2.8 GHz, this can be achieved when both thermal and electrical aspects of the system are met.

The AMD A8-4500M also features SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, AMD-V Hardware Virtualization and 64 Bit support. It has an integrated graphics controller called Radeon HD 7640G which is DirectX 11 compatible and features only 256 shader cores and operates anywhere between 497 to 655 MHz because of Turbo Core technology in the GPU side which depends on the current application demand.

The performance of this integrated GPU, Radeon HD 7640G is almost similar to the dedicated GPU Radeon HD 7610M and more powerful compared to the Intel HD Graphics 4000 available in Ivy Bridge processors. This AMD A8-4500M accelerated processor has a level 2 cache of 4 megabytes. It also has a thermal design power (TDP) rating of 35 watts hence it is suitable for laptop PCs with sizes ranging from 14 inch and above.

The AMD A8-4500M has a PassMark score of 2700, this is higher compared to Intel Core i5-3317U which has a score of 2652, Intel Core i5-2450M with a score of 3827, but less powerful than AMD A10-4600M with a rating of 3175, Intel Core i7-3610QM with a score of 8333 and Intel core i7-2670QM with a score of 6804.

41 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks for this post! It's really useful esp to those who are techies.:)

Allan D said...

this really help those techie person and those taking computer science courses too.
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Mylene said...

This is very useful for those who wants to build their own machine at least they can compare.

Dominique Goh said...

I'm still finding out what's the difference between intel and AMD and what's better for my PC. Most PCs I know are having intel processors.

Jhari said...

Too much techie for me. Thanks for sharing anyway.

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Anonymous said...

times like this, i wish i was techie :)

Unknown said...

wow...another helpful post, i used to share some of your post with my dad who is very interested in computer hardwares and softwares

ceemee said...

Is that the best processor for a laptop?

Lalah said...

this is very useful especially for techy challenged like me. :)

Gayle Sabiano said...

Readings like this I usually forward to hubby since he's into techie things more than I do ;)

Nanay Blogs said...

Wow, very technical writing here.

aby ♥ said...

so techi..thanks for sharing! :)

Khim said...

Another techie post. :d Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

I am partial to Intel processors. :D

Prettymom said...

nice info, thanks for posting

Jellybelly said...

Bloghopping :) Very helpful information!

Farida said...

Most of the PC's I know have the intel processor :)

Ms. Journ said...

Intel is best so far. We have 4 pc's at home at we all have intel processor... yay! solid intel you know.

Aaaaaa said...

they say that AMD easily heat up. Is it true?

KRIZZA said...

Thanks for this post, I got to check this back when I have to get another PC at home.

January Zelene said...

thank you for another informative post.. :)

Chin chin said...

I never really understood much about the technical stuff about computers. I'm just glad to use one.

Anonymous said...

Too many numbers and terms. Anyway, this is really interesting. But I'd prefer Intel processors.

Gerilen Areum said...

oh my i cant relate... >.>
wish i was techie though..
btw, do u know how to root androids? :P

Ron Leyba said...

I wish I can buy another unit with that specs. Nice specs.

Unknown said...

Sis Gerilen, it seems like you are trying to move 'unmovable' apps to your SD card right? I have the same problem too! >.<

filmansantiago said...

I am not just so sure but I think AMD isn't not that good compared to intel? I hope you can shed light on this for me. Thanks...

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verabear said...

Do you have any new tips for us? What about antivirus/firewall systems?

crazyme said...

Got lost in all the techie terms again. Badly need my husband to translate it to layman's term.

Unknown said...

Every time I drop by your blog I really wish I can relate with all the techie words and stuff :D But one thing's for sure, every week you make me discover new stuff in here! -> miss JHENZ http://jeniferbalatico.blogspot.com/2012/08/pepper-n-mint-is-looking-for-online.html

Louise Antonette said...

hope i could get as techie as you and my hubby. :)

Donna || HEYLADYSPRING.COM said...

Thanks for the information.
I really hope you find an audience for this. It's good bit of research and people who really need to know them should. Too bad it's lost on people like us who don't really know what they mean ^^;

Rochelle O. said...

Nicee very informative! pretty sure this is a great help to techies out there. :)

Postcard Trail said...

oh my...after a few sentences..you lost me already. my brain seem to refuse to understand it. anyway thanks for sharing. i'll forward this to my brother.

gelo said...

Accelerated processors from AMD have powerful GPU compared to their Intel processors counterpart.

in pinay's footsteps said...

First time, I used the AMD Radeon was when I bought my Acer Ferrari in 2005 and which lasted about 5 years with me! It was a great laptop! At that time, I chose the AMD over the Intel because it had higher specs at that time. I am sure now, the specs are really so much faster!

in pinay's footsteps said...

First time, I used the AMD Radeon was when I bought my Acer Ferrari in 2005 and which lasted about 5 years with me! It was a great laptop! At that time, I chose the AMD over the Intel because it had higher specs at that time. I am sure now, the specs are really so much faster!

in pinay's footsteps said...

First time, I used the AMD Radeon was when I bought my Acer Ferrari in 2005 and which lasted about 5 years with me! It was a great laptop! At that time, I chose the AMD over the Intel because it had higher specs at that time. I am sure now, the specs are really so much faster!

Anonymous said...

This post is for the techies! I'll show this to my husband, he will love this for sure! =)

Gusti Fikri Izzudin Noor said...
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Gusti Fikri Izzudin Noor said...

I've AMD A8-4500M on my laptop (ASUS K45DR), but why doen't reach 2.8GHz, only rated at 2.3GHz? Should I add more 4GB RAM again (I've 4GB RAM DDR3 installed)? Regards.

*Sorry for my English