C-60 vs Phenom X4 9100e
Primary details
Comparing Phenom X4 9100e and C-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2592 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.17 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | March 2008 (16 years ago) | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X4 9100e and C-60 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9100e and C-60 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM2+ | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9100e and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9100e and C-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9100e and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6290 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
Phenom X4 9100e has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
C-60, on the other hand, has a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 622.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9100e and C-60. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Phenom X4 9100e is a desktop processor while C-60 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9100e and C-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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