AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) and AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 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 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 4x 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
Launch date April 2009 vs June 2004
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Name AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
PassMark - Single thread mark 0
PassMark - CPU mark 646

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Clawhammer
Launch date April 2009 June 2004
Place in performance rating 3360 3329
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $30
Price now $29.99
Value for money (0-100) 6.36

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 258 mm 193 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 758 million 105 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 939
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 89 Watt

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