A6-7310 vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2046
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	no data	6.40
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310 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	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	258 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	758 million	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310 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	no data
Socket	AM3	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1866
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and A6-7310.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 January 2010	7 May 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12 Watt

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