Pentium 4 630 vs Phenom X4 9650

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom X4 9650
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.09
+541%
Pentium 4 630
1 core / 2 threads, 84 Watt
0.17

Phenom X4 9650 outperforms Pentium 4 630 by a whopping 541% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24163277
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataPentium 4
Power efficiency1.090.17
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Prescott 2M
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 630 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 630 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2+PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 630 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno 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 9650 1.09
+541%
Pentium 4 630 0.17

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 9650 1733
+537%
Pentium 4 630 272

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.09 0.17
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 84 Watt

Phenom X4 9650 has a 541.2% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 630, on the other hand, has 13.1% lower power consumption.

The Phenom X4 9650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 630 in performance tests.


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