Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX vs AMD A12-9730P

Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX $507
AMD A12-9730P
20 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2114
Socket
FP4
iGPU
Graphics 4C 1850MHz
1.89 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Radeon R7 6CU 900MHz GCN 3
690 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 550
14%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Architecture
Excavator
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
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Arrow Lake-S-8P-16E
P-Core
Lion Cove
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E-Core
Skymont
Codename
Bristol Ridge
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
6/1/2016
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
28nm
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Die Size
135 mm²
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
250 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
3.1 Billion
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20 Cores
8 P-Cores
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12 E-Cores
2 Cores
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20 Threads
8 P-Threads
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12 E-Threads
4 Threads
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P-Core
2.4GHz
5.2GHz Boost
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2.8GHz
3.5GHz Boost
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E-Core
1.8GHz
4.5GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Type
PCIe
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
96KB/Core
3-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
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12MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L3
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30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
64GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
TDP
55W
45W cTDP Down
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160W Peak
TDP
45W
25W cTDP Down
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Temp
105°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x8 Lanes
Graphics 4C 1850MHz
512 Shaders
1850MHz
1.89 TFLOPS FP32
Radeon R7 6CU 900MHz GCN 3
384 Shaders
900MHz
690 GFLOPS FP32
AI Boost 3
No NPU
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2 Cores
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13 TOPS INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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