Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs A6-6310

Primary details

Comparing A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2421	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	6.62	no data
Architecture codename	Beema (2014)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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	1.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm2	258 mm2
Number of transistors	930 Million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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	no data	1
Socket	FT3b	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1865	DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W).

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 April 2014	1 April 2009
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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