A10-6700 vs Phenom II X4 960T BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1953
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	2.84
Architecture codename	Zosma (2010−2011)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 June 2010 (14 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	346 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	904 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700 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	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A10-6700.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2010	1 June 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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