Core Ultra 7 165H vs A6-9400

Primary details

Comparing A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1927	336
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	16 March 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	22
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	160K	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	no data	24 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	no data	96 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Radeon R5	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.3 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9400 and Core Ultra 7 165H.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core Ultra 7 165H outperforms A6-9400 by 884% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.76	17.31
Recency	16 March 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	22
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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