Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs Celeron 1017U

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2517not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency5.29no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 July 2013 (11 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1017U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size94 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1017U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1023AM3
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2013 1 April 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron 1017U has an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 955 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 1017U and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 1017U is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 955 (95W) is a desktop one.


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