Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Athlon 650

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 650 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1626
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data3.12
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Thuban (2010)
Release date9 August 1999 (25 years ago)1 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$849no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 650 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads16
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed0.65 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm45 nm
Die size184 mm2346 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 million904 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 650 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 configuration11
SocketAAM3
Power consumption (TDP)48 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 650 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 650 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 650 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 August 1999 1 May 2010
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 6
Chip lithography 180 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 48 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 650 has 97.9% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 650 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). We've got no test results to judge.


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