Phenom II X2 555 BE vs A6-9225

Primary details

Comparing A6-9225 and Phenom II X2 555 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2568	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	5.26	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Callisto (2009−2010)
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9225 and Phenom II X2 555 BE 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	258 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9225 and Phenom II X2 555 BE 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	BGA	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and Phenom II X2 555 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and Phenom II X2 555 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9225 and Phenom II X2 555 BE.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2018	25 January 2010
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

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