Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) vs A6-9220

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Primary details

Comparing A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2586not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesBristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.11no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)13 August 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache160 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1200 Million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGAAM3
Power consumption (TDP)10-15 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2016 13 August 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 140 Watt

A6-9220 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1300% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A6-9220 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A6-9220 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) is a desktop one.


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