Pentium Extreme Edition 955 vs A4-7300

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2785	3399
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.44	0.22
Designer	AMD	Intel
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	Intel
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	August 2014 (11 years ago)	27 December 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.466 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	0.47 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB (per core)
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	246 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	1,303 million	376 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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	1
Socket	FM2	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
จำนวนพาธไลน์	192	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7300 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.87	0.27
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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