HD Graphics 520 vs Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)
Primary details
Comparing Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel HD Graphics |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Gen9 |
| Release date | October 2008 (15 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | no data | $680 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 0.35 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM2+ | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) is a desktop processor while HD Graphics 520 is a notebook one.
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