Phenom X4 9600 vs Athlon X4 950

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Phenom X4 9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1718	2348
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.66	2.66
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data
Current price	$43 (0.7x MSRP)	$25

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon X4 950 has 38% better value for money than Phenom X4 9600.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Phenom X4 9600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	246 mm2	285 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Phenom X4 9600 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	AM4	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Phenom X4 9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Phenom X4 9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Phenom X4 9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4 Dual-channel

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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.

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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 X4 950 outperforms Phenom X4 9600 by 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.32	1.03
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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