Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs A10-4600M

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Primary details

Comparing A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2336not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.30no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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
SocketFS1r2AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). 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+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660G (497 - 686 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 May 2012 1 April 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

A10-4600M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A10-4600M and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A10-4600M is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 955 (95W) is a desktop one.


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