AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs AMD Athlon 1400
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) and AMD Athlon 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- Around 129% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 180 nm
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
| Launch date | April 2009 vs June 2001 |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 180 nm |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1400
- Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 125 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 72 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 1400
| Name | AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) | AMD Athlon 1400 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 0 | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 266 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) | AMD Athlon 1400 | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Deneb | Thunderbird C |
| Launch date | April 2009 | June 2001 |
| Place in performance rating | 3360 | 3356 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 258 mm | 120 mm |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
| Transistor count | 758 million | 37 million |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM3 | A |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 72 Watt |
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