Phenom X4 9600 vs Celeron N6211

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N6211 and Phenom X4 9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2164	2421
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.33	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Elkhart Lake	no data
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake (2022)	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	17 July 2022 (2 years ago)	November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$54	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N6211 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N6211 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA1493	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Phenom X4 9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Phenom X4 9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Phenom X4 9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.45	1.03
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	10 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt

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