Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Phenom X4 9600
Aggregate performance score
Phenom X4 9600 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 384% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2774 | 3521 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 0.41 | 0.09 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | November 2007 (18 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X4 9600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM2+ | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.92 | 0.19 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
Phenom X4 9600 has a 384.2% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 4 P4 3.0, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom X4 9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.
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