Phenom X4 9850 (95W) vs Core i5

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1774not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataAgena (2007−2008)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)October 2008 (15 years ago)
Current price$179 $150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Boost clock speedno data2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)no data95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Core i5 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.


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