Phenom X4 9550 vs Pentium 4 630

Place in the ranking	3277	2446
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium 4	no data
Power efficiency	0.17	1.04
Architecture codename	Prescott 2M	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	no data	March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	285 mm²
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 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	PLGA775	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550. 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

Security technologies

Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 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 Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

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.

Pentium 4 630 0.17

Phenom X4 9550 1.04
+512%

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.

Pentium 4 630 272

Phenom X4 9550 1656
+509%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.17	1.04
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	95 Watt

Pentium 4 630 has 13.1% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9550, on the other hand, has a 511.8% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Phenom X4 9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 630 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.