i9-13700HX vs A8-5550M
Primary details
Comparing A8-5550M and Core i9-13700HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2369 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Raptor Lake-HX |
| Power efficiency | 3.19 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Raptor Lake |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
A8-5550M and Core i9-13700HX 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5550M and Core i9-13700HX 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 | FS1r2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and Core i9-13700HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and Core i9-13700HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and Core i9-13700HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8550G (515 - 720 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
A8-5550M has 257.1% lower power consumption.
i9-13700HX, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A8-5550M and Core i9-13700HX. We've got no test results to judge.
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