Athlon X4 730 vs Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Athlon X4 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2182
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data2.08
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date22 July 2009 (15 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Athlon X4 730 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)192K
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size258 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors758 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Athlon X4 730 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Athlon X4 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Athlon X4 730 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Athlon X4 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Athlon X4 730.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 July 2009 2 October 2012
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon X4 730 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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