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AMD Phenom II X4 955
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Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 955
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
4.4 Out of 10
by Legit Reviews (May, 2009)When it comes to benchmarks, the overclocked Phenom II X4 955 processor was nearly 20% quicker!
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 6300
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
5.2 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)The benchmarks show that almost across the board this chip is faster than the higher clocked six-core CPU.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 955 vs 6300 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X4 955 vs FX 6300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
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| Phenom II X4 955 | vs | FX 6300 | ||
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X4 955 | vs | FX 6300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| ABM | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
details | Phenom II X4 955 | vs | FX 6300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 6 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.88 - 1.5V | 0.8 - 1.43V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62°C | Unknown - 62.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 259 | 82 | |
| Overclock review score | 4 | 0.8 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.99 GHz | 4.75 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.14 GHz | 4.82 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,674.7 | 7,541 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.99 GHz | 4.75 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 125W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 30.11 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 109.5 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.29 pt/W | 9.86 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 101.56W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,600 MHz | |
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