A9-9430 SoC vs Ryzen 5 5500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and A9-9430 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	926	not rated
Place by popularity	19	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)	no data
Power efficiency	30.84	no data
Architecture codename	Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and A9-9430 SoC 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Die size	156 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	9,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and A9-9430 SoC 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	FP6	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and A9-9430 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and A9-9430 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and A9-9430 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and A9-9430 SoC.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 January 2021	31 May 2016
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm

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