A6-9550 vs Core i5

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and A6-9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1772not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataBristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)27 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price$190 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5 and A6-9550 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithographyno data28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and A6-9550 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 and A6-9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5 and A6-9550 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and A6-9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon R5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 27 July 2017

We couldn't decide between Core i5 and A6-9550. We've got no test results to judge.


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