A6-9550 vs Athlon 64 FX-60

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-60 and A6-9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2952	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.39	no data
Architecture codename	Toledo (2006)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	January 2006 (18 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-60 and A6-9550 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	no data	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Die size	199 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	233 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-60 and A6-9550 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	1	1
Socket	939	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and A6-9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and A6-9550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and A6-9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon R5

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

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