A6-9500E vs Phenom II X4 955 (95W)

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2365
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Deneb (2009−2011)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	258 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	758 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and A6-9500E.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2009	27 July 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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