Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs E2-3000

Primary details

Comparing E2-3000 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	23 May 2013 (10 years ago)	April 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$202	$65

Detailed specifications

E2-3000 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Boost clock speed	1.65 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	246 mm2	258 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on E2-3000 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	FT3	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8280	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3000 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3000 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3000 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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