Ultra 7 165H vs A9-9400 SoC

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Core Ultra 5 125H Core Ultra 5 135H Core Ultra 7 155H Core Ultra 7 165H Core Ultra 9 185H

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A9-9400 SoC A9-9400 SoC
Ultra 7 165H Ultra 7 165H

Primary details

Comparing A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated403
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiencyno data56.09
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$460

Detailed specifications

A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads222
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache160 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm7 nm
Die size125 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H 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
SocketFT4Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5 3CUIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2300 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes88

Pros & cons summary

Recency 31 May 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 22
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 28 Watt

A9-9400 SoC has 180% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 165H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 700% more physical cores and 1000% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A9-9400 SoC is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 165H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9400 SoC and Core Ultra 7 165H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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