Core Ultra 7 155U vs Athlon X2 7550
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 680 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Meteor Lake-U |
| Architecture codename | Kuma (2008−2009) | Meteor Lake-P |
| Release date | December 2008 (15 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $29 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 7550 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 142 x 4.8 GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 7550 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM2+ | FCBGA2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U. 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | 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
Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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 Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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 Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 | no data | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.95 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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 Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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 Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
| PCI support | no data | 4.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 142 x 4.8 GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X2 7550 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 155U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 7550 and Core Ultra 7 155U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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