Phenom II X4 945 (125W): specs and benchmarks

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Summary

AMD started Phenom II X4 945 (125W) sales 23 April 2009. Based on a Deneb architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 125 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rankingnot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)
Release date23 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Base clock speed3 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed3 GHzof 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
L1 cache128 KB (per core)of 7475.2 KB (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)of 98304 KB (EPYC 9654)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)of 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography45 nmof 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ)
Die size258 mm2
Number of transistors758 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 945 (125W) compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketAM3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattof 400 Watt (EPYC 9684X)

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 945 (125W)'s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Phenom II X4 945 (125W).

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version2.0of 5.0 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II X4 945 (125W). Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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