Duron 950 vs A6-5400K

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Primary details

Comparing A6-5400K and Duron 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2595not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency1.16no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)12 July 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-5400K and Duron 950 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz0.95 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data200 MT/s
Multiplierno data9.5
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)64 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size246 mm2105.68 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million25 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400K and Duron 950 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt44.4 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and Duron 950 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and Duron 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540Dno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 October 2012 12 July 2001
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 44 Watt

A6-5400K has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 950, on the other hand, has 47.7% lower power consumption.

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