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Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Phenom X4 9600B
General info
Comparing Phenom X4 9600B and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2223 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 5.65 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Northwood (2001−2004) |
| Release date | April 2008 (16 years old) | no data |
| Current price | $19.95 | $39 |
Value for money
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Technical specs
Phenom X4 9600B 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 support | 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 | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9600B 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 9600B and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9600B and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. We've got no test results to judge.
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