AMD A6-9500 vs Phenom II X4 910

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 910
1.16

A6-9500 outperforms Phenom II X4 910 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22322195
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.442.62
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateFebruary 2009 (15 years old)27 July 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$100$64
Current price$68 (0.7x MSRP)$62 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A6-9500 has 82% better value for money than Phenom II X4 910.

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size258 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors758 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500 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
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data+
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
VirusProtectno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Endurono data+
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 X4 910 1.16
A6-9500 1.22
+5.2%

A6-9500 outperforms Phenom II X4 910 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Phenom II X4 910 1776
A6-9500 1876
+5.6%

A6-9500 outperforms Phenom II X4 910 by 6% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 910 356
A6-9500 661
+85.7%

A6-9500 outperforms Phenom II X4 910 by 86% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 910 1202
+23.7%
A6-9500 972

Phenom II X4 910 outperforms A6-9500 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.16 1.22
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Cost $100 $64
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 910 and A6-9500. The differences in performance seem too small.


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