Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs A6-3600

Primary details

Comparing A6-3600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2308	1526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.96	5.54
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Thuban (2010)
Release date	30 June 2011 (12 years ago)	1 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price	$23	$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) has 12% better value for money than A6-3600.

Detailed specifications

A6-3600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	228 mm2	346 mm2
Number of transistors	1,178 million	904 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-3600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (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	1	1
Socket	FM1	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon HD 6530D

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).

PCIe version

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2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms A6-3600 by 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.10	3.21
Recency	30 June 2011	1 May 2010
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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