Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2896not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.53no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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 speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die size220 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors154 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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
SocketAM2AM3
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ has 6.7% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 955 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.


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