AMD Phenom II X4 955
VS
Intel Core i5-7Y57
AMD Phenom II X4 955
VS
Intel Core i5-7Y57

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Phenom II X4 955 and Intel Core i5-7Y57? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Phenom II X4 955 or Intel Core i5-7Y57? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.20 GHz
Frequency
1.20 GHz
4
CPU Cores
2
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
3.30 GHz
4
CPU Threads
4
Turbo (2 Cores)
No turbo
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
No
No turbo
Turbo (4 Cores)
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Phenom II X4 955 or Intel Core i5-7Y57. 

GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 615
GPU frequency
0.30 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
0.95 GHz
Generation
9.5
DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Shader
192
--
Max. Memory
16 GB
Max. displays
3
Technology
14nm
Release date
Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
Decode / Encode
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
No
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
No
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
No
VC-1
Decode
No
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR2-1066
Memory type
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory
16 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
PCIe version
3.0
PCIe lanes
10

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

125 W
TDP
4.5 W
--
Tjunction max.
100 °C
--
TDP up
7 W
--
TDP down
3.5 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

6.00 MB
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
45nm
Technology
14 nm
Deneb
Architecture
Kaby Lake Y
AMD-V, AMD-RVI
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
AM3
Socket
BGA 1515
Q2/2009
Release date
Q1/2017
Market price
ca. 281 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Phenom II X4 955
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i5-7Y57