Phenom X4 9850 (95W): specs and benchmarks

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Summary

AMD started Phenom X4 9850 (95W) sales on October 2008. Based on an Agena architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2500 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM2+ processor with a TDP of 95 Watt.

Primary details

Phenom X4 9850 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rankingnot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)
Release dateOctober 2008 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Boost clock speed2.5 GHzof 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
L1 cache128 KB (per core)of 7475.2 KB (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)of 98304 KB (EPYC 9654)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)of 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography65 nmof 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ)
Die size285 mm2
Number of transistors450 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850 (95W) compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattof 400 Watt (EPYC 9684X)

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V+

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom X4 9850 (95W). Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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