Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs A4-7210

Primary details

Comparing A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2396	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-7210 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	258 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FT3b	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 May 2015	1 April 2009
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	95 Watt

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