Ultra 7 155U vs A6-9550

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Primary details

Comparing A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated743
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiencyno data66.39
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$490

Detailed specifications

A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data2
Efficient-coresno data8
Low Power Efficient-coresno data2
Threads214
Base clock speed3.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.95 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 14
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ultra 7 155U has an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A6-9550 and Core Ultra 7 155U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A6-9550 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 155U is a notebook one.


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