A6-9220 vs Phenom II X4 P960

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.01
+20.2%

Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms A6-9220 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and A6-9220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24722586
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIBristol Ridge
Power efficiency3.685.11
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 and A6-9220 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 speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB160 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and A6-9220 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)BGA
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Virtualization,
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and A6-9220 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X4 P960 1.01
+20.2%
A6-9220 0.84

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X4 P960 1542
A6-9220 2432
+57.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X4 P960 5354
+35.9%
A6-9220 3941

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X4 P960 2519
+11.8%
A6-9220 2253

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Phenom II X4 P960 24
+15.5%
A6-9220 27.71

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X4 P960 2
+47.1%
A6-9220 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 0.84
Recency 19 October 2010 1 June 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 10 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has a 20.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A6-9220, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 P960 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220 in performance tests.


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