Ultra 7 265F vs A8-5550M

Primary details

Comparing A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2353not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.19no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
Die size246 mm2243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F 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 configuration11
SocketFS1r21851
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8550GN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 20
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-5550M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 265F, on the other hand, has 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A8-5550M and Core Ultra 7 265F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A8-5550M is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 7 265F is a desktop one.


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