Phenom X4 9600B vs Athlon II X2 240

Place in performance ranking	2635	2268
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	5.65
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	July 2009 (15 years ago)	April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	no data
Current price	$25 (0.7x MSRP)	$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom X4 9600B has 72% better value for money than Athlon II X2 240.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Phenom X4 9600B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	117 mm²	285 mm²
Number of transistors	410 million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240 and Phenom X4 9600B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Phenom X4 9600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Phenom X4 9600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X2 240 0.67

Phenom X4 9600B 1.18
+76.1%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X2 240 1034

Phenom X4 9600B 1822
+76.2%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 76% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 240 294
+5.8%

Phenom X4 9600B 278

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Phenom X4 9600B by 6% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 240 510

Phenom X4 9600B 993
+94.7%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 95% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.