Phenom II X4 P960 vs Ryzen 5 5560U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.56
+886%
Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.97

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a whopping 886% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Phenom II X4 P960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7992495
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRyzen 54x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency60.283.67
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 December 2021 (3 years ago)19 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U and Phenom II X4 P960 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)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and Phenom II X4 P960 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
SocketFP6S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Phenom II X4 P960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphicsno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Phenom II X4 P960.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

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.

Ryzen 5 5560U 9.56
+886%
Phenom II X4 P960 0.97

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 5560U 1673
+621%
Phenom II X4 P960 232

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 5560U 6322
+694%
Phenom II X4 P960 796

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.56 0.97
Recency 1 December 2021 19 October 2010
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 885.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.


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