Core 2 Extreme X9000 vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Celeron Dual-Core T3500 Core 2 Duo P8400 Core 2 Duo P8600 Core 2 Duo T6600 Core 2 Duo T8300 Core 2 Duo T9300 Core 2 Duo T9600 Core 2 Duo T9900 Pentium Dual Core T4200 Pentium Dual Core T4300 Pentium Dual Core T4400 Pentium Dual Core T4500

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.04
+44.4%
Core 2 Extreme X9000
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 44 Watt
0.72

Phenom II X2 X640 BE outperforms Core 2 Extreme X9000 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X2 X640 BE Phenom II X2 X640 BE
Core 2 Extreme X9000 Core 2 Extreme X9000

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24472702
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core 2 Extreme
Power efficiency2.111.49
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date12 May 2011 (13 years ago)10 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$851

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB6 MB
L3 cacheno data6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.275V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000 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.

SocketS1PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt44 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no 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.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 1.04
+44.4%
Core 2 Extreme X9000 0.72

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2839
Core 2 Extreme X9000 3072
+8.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 5439
Core 2 Extreme X9000 5843
+7.4%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2684
+5.3%
Core 2 Extreme X9000 2549

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.04 0.72
Recency 12 May 2011 10 January 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 44 Watt

Phenom II X2 X640 BE has a 44.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Core 2 Extreme X9000, on the other hand, has 2.3% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X2 X640 BE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Extreme X9000 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Extreme X9000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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