Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs A6-9550
Primary details
Comparing A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 532 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 47.15 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 54 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5 | AMD Radeon 880M |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 1 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
A6-9550 has -87.5% more threads.
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A6-9550 is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9550 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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