Phenom II X4 955 BE vs Athlon X4 950

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Phenom II X4 955 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1828not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.29no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)23 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Phenom II X4 955 BE 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
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2258 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Phenom II X4 955 BE 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
SocketAM4AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Phenom II X4 955 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Phenom II X4 955 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Phenom II X4 955 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Phenom II X4 955 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 23 April 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon X4 950 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

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