Xeon 5060 vs Athlon X4 950

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Xeon 5060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1752	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Dempsey (2006)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Xeon 5060 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Xeon 5060 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	AM4	771
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Xeon 5060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Xeon 5060 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Xeon 5060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4 Dual-channel

DDR2

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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