AMD A6-9550 vs AMD Athlon X4 950
Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9550 and AMD Athlon X4 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9550
- Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1 MB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A6-9550
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 950
Name | AMD A6-9550 | AMD Athlon X4 950 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1638 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3596 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 514 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1557 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A6-9550 | AMD Athlon X4 950 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge | Bristol Ridge |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | AMD Athlon Processors |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | 27 July 2017 |
OPN PIB | AD9550AGABBOX | AD950XAGABBOX |
OPN Tray | AD9550AGM23AB | AD950XAGM44AB |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 2088 |
Series | AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops | AMD Athlon X4 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | |
Price now | $59.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 26.05 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Compute Cores | 8 | |
Die size | 246 mm | 246 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 74 °C |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 1178 million |
Unlocked | ||
Number of threads | 4 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Graphics |
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Graphics max frequency | 1029 MHz | |
Processor graphics | Radeon R5 Series | |
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45/65 Watt | 45/65 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 x8 | 3.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |