Pentium 4 HT 672 vs Phenom X4 9650

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 HT 672 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2404not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.09no data
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)November 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 HT 672 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
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)28 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size285 mm2109 mm2
Number of transistors450 million169 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 HT 672 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
SocketAM2+775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt84 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 HT 672 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9650 and Pentium 4 HT 672. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


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

Phenom X4 9650 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 HT 672, on the other hand, has 13.1% lower power consumption.

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