Duron 850 vs Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and Duron 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1626 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 3.12 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Thuban (2010) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 1 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 14 May 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and Duron 850 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 0.85 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | 105.68 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and Duron 850 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 25 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and Duron 850 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and Duron 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and Duron 850.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2010 | 14 May 2001 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 6 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 25 Watt |
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) has an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 850, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and Duron 850. We've got no test results to judge.
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