Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Athlon II P320
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms Athlon II P320 by a whopping 611% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2959 | 1626 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.66 | 3.12 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Thuban (2010) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 346 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 904 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g4 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.44 | 3.13 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 95 Watt |
Athlon II P320 has 280% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W), on the other hand, has a 611.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P320 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon II P320 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
