Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs PRO A8-9600B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2011	1501
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.54
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Bristol Ridge	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Thuban (2010)
Release date	1 June 2016 (7 years ago)	1 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price	no data	$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.3 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	346 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	904 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
AES-NI	1	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4-1866	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (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 PRO A8-9600B and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

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.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms PRO A8-9600B by 108% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.54	3.21
Recency	1 June 2016	1 May 2010
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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