Phenom II X4 945 (125W) vs Pentium SU4100
Primary details
Comparing Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 23 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 | BGA956 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W).
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 23 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 125 Watt |
Pentium SU4100 has an age advantage of 4 months, and 1150% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 945 (125W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium SU4100 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 945 (125W) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium SU4100 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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