Phenom II X4 B97 vs PRO A10-8770

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1817	2090
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.36
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.28	1.59
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	October 2016 (8 years ago)	11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	250 mm2	258 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97 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	AM4	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Switchable graphics	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8770 and Phenom II X4 B97.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.25	1.60
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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