AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) and AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		11.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.178

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Deneb
Launch date	April 2009	April 2009
Place in performance rating	3360	3219
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	758 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	125 Watt