A6-7310 vs Phenom II X4 960T BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2048
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiencyno data6.40
Architecture codenameZosma (2010−2011)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 960T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size346 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors904 million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 960T 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3FP4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 X4 960T 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 X4 960T BE and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1866
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 960T BE and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and A6-7310.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 7 May 2015
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 12 Watt

A6-7310 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 691.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 960T BE and A6-7310. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 960T BE is a desktop processor while A6-7310 is a notebook one.


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