AMD Phenom II X4 P960 vs A6-5200

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Combined performance score

A6-5200
1.08
+6.9%

A6-5200 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22712320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series4x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date23 May 2013 (10 years old)19 October 2010 (13 years old)
Current price$421 no data

Technical specs

A6-5200 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus supportno data3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A6-5200 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 configuration1no data
SocketFT3S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960. 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, DDR3L-1600MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+no data
FMAFMA4no data
AVX+no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management-no data
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8400no data
Number of pipelines128no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

A6-5200 1.08
+6.9%
Phenom II X4 P960 1.01

A6-5200 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.


GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-5200 210
Phenom II X4 P960 232
+10.5%

Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms A6-5200 by 10% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-5200 597
Phenom II X4 P960 796
+33.3%

Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms A6-5200 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A6-5200 1598
+3.6%
Phenom II X4 P960 1542

A6-5200 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A6-5200 5600
+4.6%
Phenom II X4 P960 5354

A6-5200 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 5% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A6-5200 2660
+5.6%
Phenom II X4 P960 2519

A6-5200 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 6% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A6-5200 26.1
Phenom II X4 P960 24
+8.8%

A6-5200 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 9% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A6-5200 2
Phenom II X4 P960 2
+6.8%

Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms A6-5200 by 7% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.08 1.01
Recency 23 May 2013 19 October 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm

We couldn't decide between A6-5200 and Phenom II X4 P960. The differences in performance seem too small.


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