Phenom X4 9850 BE vs Core 2 Duo P9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9500 and Phenom X4 9850 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2748	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.37	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Phenom X4 9850 BE 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	2.53 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9500 and Phenom X4 9850 BE 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	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Phenom X4 9850 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Phenom X4 9850 BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Phenom X4 9850 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	125 Watt

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