Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs i7-6820EQ

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1345not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.65no data
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency9.27no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size122 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataAM3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W).

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2015 1 April 2009
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

i7-6820EQ has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6820EQ and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-6820EQ is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 955 (125W) is a desktop one.


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