Celeron N3150 vs Phenom X4 9550

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X4 9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.04
+38.7%
Celeron N3150
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.75

Phenom X4 9550 outperforms Celeron N3150 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24322651
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.0411.83
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.08 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2+FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Celeron N3150.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 X4 9550 1.04
+38.7%
Celeron N3150 0.75

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 X4 9550 1656
+38.9%
Celeron N3150 1192

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 X4 9550 237
+44.5%
Celeron N3150 164

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 X4 9550 729
+46.1%
Celeron N3150 499

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.75
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

Phenom X4 9550 has a 38.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N3150, on the other hand, has a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The Phenom X4 9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X4 9550 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3150 is a notebook one.


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