Performance per price, higher is better.
AMD Phenom X4 9500 vs Phenom X4 9600
Price now
30$
Games supported
66%
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Price now
18.90$
Games supported
66%
General info
Comparing Phenom X4 9600 and Phenom X4 9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 2127 | 2114 |
| Value for money | 2.66 | 5.34 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | November 2007 (15 years old) | November 2007 (15 years old) |
| Current price | $30 | $18.90 |
Value for money
Technical specs
Phenom X4 9600 and Phenom X4 9500 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 285 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9600 and Phenom X4 9500 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+ | AM2+ |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Phenom X4 9500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
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.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
Phenom X4 9500 outperforms Phenom X4 9600 by 2% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Phenom X4 9600 outperforms Phenom X4 9500 by 5% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Phenom X4 9600 outperforms Phenom X4 9500 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 1.21 | 1.23 |
| Boost clock speed | 2300 | 2200 |
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Competitors of Phenom X4 9600 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom X4 9600 by Intel is Celeron G1610, which is slower by 1% and lower by 7 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom X4 9600:
Competitors of Phenom X4 9500 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom X4 9500 by Intel is Celeron G1620, which is slower by 1% and lower by 6 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom X4 9500:
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