Phenom II X4 P960 vs A10-9700E

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2181	2782
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	5.63	no data
Designer	AMD	AMD
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	27 July 2017 (8 years ago)	19 October 2010 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960 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	no data
Socket	AM4	S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2 MB

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700E and Phenom II X4 P960.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.84	0.88
Recency	27 July 2017	19 October 2010
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2 Watt

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