E2-2000 vs Phenom II X4 N950

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.56
+403%
E2-2000
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.31

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms E2-2000 by a whopping 403% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and E2-2000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21203104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIAMD E-Series
Power efficiency4.221.63
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)6 January 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N950 and E2-2000 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.75 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and E2-2000 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
SocketS1FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and E2-2000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and E2-2000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and E2-2000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7340

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 X4 N950 1.56
+403%
E2-2000 0.31

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 2485
+401%
E2-2000 496

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 N950 275
+91%
E2-2000 144

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 N950 986
+265%
E2-2000 270

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.56 0.31
Recency 4 October 2010 6 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Phenom II X4 N950 has a 403.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

E2-2000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N950 is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-2000 in performance tests.


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