Athlon II M320 vs Phenom II X6 1090T BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon II |
| Architecture codename | Thuban (2010) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 27 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $295 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | Socket S1 (S1g3) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 April 2010 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
Phenom II X6 1090T BE has an age advantage of 7 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Athlon II M320, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Phenom II X6 1090T BE is a desktop processor while Athlon II M320 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Athlon II M320, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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