AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Pentium 2129Y

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Phenom II X4 955		Intel Pentium 2129Y
CPU comparison AMD Phenom II X4 955 or Intel Pentium 2129Y - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Phenom II X4 955 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 955 was released in Q2/2009. The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y was released in Q1/2013.

AMD Phenom II (52)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)	CPU group	Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
4	Generation	4
Deneb (K10)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Phenom II X4 955 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz.
AMD Phenom II X4 955	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Phenom II X4 955	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7
	Technology	22 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Phenom II X4 955 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Phenom II X4 955	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	Memory	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Phenom II X4 955 has a TDP of 125 W, that of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 10 W.
AMD Phenom II X4 955	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	10 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The AMD Phenom II X4 955 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 2129Y cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD Phenom II X4 955	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
45 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM3	Socket	BGA 1023
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2009	Release date	Q1/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X4 955 (100%)

Intel Pentium 2129Y (52%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X4 955 (100%)

Intel Pentium 2129Y (22%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	422 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	218 (52%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1401 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	413 (29%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3987 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	587 (15%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	488 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1967 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	651 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	82 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	156 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	598 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	84 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	324 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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