A10-7700K vs Phenom II X6 1090T BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiencyno data2.01
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date27 April 2010 (14 years ago)14 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$295$152

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size346 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors904 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K 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
SocketAM3FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-2133
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Number of pipelinesno data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and A10-7700K.

PCIe version2.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 April 2010 14 January 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom II X6 1090T BE has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

A10-7700K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 31.6% lower power consumption.

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