Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs Athlon II X3 420e
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X3 420e and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2472 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.06 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Rana (2009−2011) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 21 September 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $116 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X3 420e and Phenom II X4 955 (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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X3 420e and Phenom II X4 955 (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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 125 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). 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 | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Phenom II X4 955 (125W).
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 September 2010 | 1 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 4 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 125 Watt |
Athlon II X3 420e has an age advantage of 1 year, and 177.8% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 955 (125W), on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X3 420e and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
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