Phenom II X4 955 BE vs PRO A6-8570

Primary details

Comparing PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2328	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.75	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	October 2018 (6 years ago)	23 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	250 mm2	258 mm2
Number of transistors	3,100 million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE 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	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
iGPU core count	6	no data
Switchable graphics	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-8570 and Phenom II X4 955 BE.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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