i5-8265U vs Phenom II X4 955 (95W)

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1487
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data23.60
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$297

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2009 28 August 2018
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

i5-8265U has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i5-8265U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 955 (95W) is a desktop processor while Core i5-8265U is a notebook one.


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