Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs Phenom II X4 900e

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 900e and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2512not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.38no data
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 900e 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors758 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 900e 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 900e and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 900e and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 900e and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2009 1 April 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom II X4 900e has an age advantage of 2 months, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 900e and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.


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