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.

AMD A6-9550

AMD Athlon X4 950

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
PassMark - Single thread mark		1636
PassMark - CPU mark		3591
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9550	AMD Athlon X4 950
Essentials
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
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
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
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
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)