Pentium E6300 vs Phenom II X4 955 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2743
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.59
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.94
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date23 April 2009 (15 years ago)9 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$40

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors758 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300 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
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 955 BE and Pentium E6300.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X4 955 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium E6300, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.

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