Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs Athlon 5350

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5350 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2386	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.24	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5350 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	2.05 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.05 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	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	107 mm2	258 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5350 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	1	1
Socket	AM1	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 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 Athlon 5350 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	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)
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5350 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 Athlon 5350 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 April 2014	1 April 2009
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

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