Duron 1600 vs Phenom II X4 955 (95W)
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Duron 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 1 April 2009 (15 years ago) | 15 August 2003 (21 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Duron 1600 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266.66 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | 80.89 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Duron 1600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 57 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Duron 1600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Duron 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Duron 1600.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2009 | 15 August 2003 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 57 Watt |
Phenom II X4 955 (95W) has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 1600, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
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