Intel Core i3-8145U vs AMD A8-5500B

Core i3-8145U vs A8-5500B comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-8145U performs better than the A8-5500B. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the A8-5500B in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the A8-5500B has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8145U. In terms of cache, the A8-5500B has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-8145U

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-8145U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.