A4-5000 vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2480
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	$60	$248

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000 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	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	258 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	758 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000 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	AM3	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600
AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	FMA4
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 Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A4-5000.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 January 2010	23 May 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt

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