Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) vs A6-7310

Primary details

Comparing A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1934	1978
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.93
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)	November 2009 (14 years ago)
Current price	$452	$88

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.4 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	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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	FP4	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W). 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	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W).

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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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.

A6-7310 outperforms Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.74	1.64
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	125 Watt

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