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AMD Athlon X4 950

Processor

CPU cores: 4^*
CPU threads: 4^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.8 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 65 W^*

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark3,611^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,663^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark5,281^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4^*
CPU threads: 4^*
Base clock: 3.5 GHz^*
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.5 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.8 GHz^*
Architecture: Excavator^*
Socket / package: AM4^*
Process node: 28 nm^*
Reported chip die area: 246 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 65 W^*
Transistors: 1,178 million^*

Memory & storage

Rated memory bandwidth: 38.40 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 65 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 10 fields

Name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
Cores: 4^*
Threads: 4^*
TDP: 65^* W
Socket: AM4^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Producer: AMD^*
Base Clock: 3.5^* GHz
Turbo Clock: GHz^*
Unlocked Multiplier: No^*

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

Release: Jul 27th, 2017^*
Name: Athlon X4 950^*
Codename: Bristol Ridge^*
Cores: 4^*
Clock: 3.5 to 3.8 GHz^*
Socket: Socket AM4^*
Process: 28^* nm
TDP: 65^* W

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 120^*
price: 29.93^*
tdp: 65^*
date: 2017-09-01^*
socket: AM4^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 3,500^*
turbo: 3,800^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 4 · 32 fields

name: Athlon X4 950^*
Release Date: Jul 27th, 2017^*
Part#: AD950XAGM44AB^*
Frequency: 3.5^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 3.8 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 35.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Bristol Ridge^*
Socket: AMD Socket AM4^*
Generation: Athlon (Bristol Ridge)^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 4^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Cache L1: 320^* KB
Cache L2: 2^* MB
Features: MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD64, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, FMA3, FMA4, F16C, TBM, XOP, AMD-V, EVP, Turbo Core^*
Foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Rated Speed: 2,400^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 38.4^* GB/s
tJMax: 90°C^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 28^* nm
Chipsets: X370, B350, A320^*
Transistors: 3,100 million^*
Die Size: 250^* mm²
Package: µOPGA-1331^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: Active^*

Specifications 5 · 2 fields

brand: AMD^*
name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*

Specifications 6 · 9 fields

Vendor: AMD^*
Product: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2017-07-27^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 65^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 246^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,178^*
Freq (MHz): 3,500^* MHz

Specifications 7 · 11 fields

name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
socket: AM4^*
category: Desktop^*
price: $79.00^*
mark: 5,281^*
value: 66.85^*
single thread: 1,722^*
single thread value: 21.8^*
tdp: 65^*
powerperf: 81^*
testdate: Sep 2017^*

Specifications 8 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Excavator^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

3.8^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD Athlon X4 950^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

65^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon X4 950^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 9 · 12 fields

cpuName

AMD Athlon X4 950^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,017^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

AM4^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*