Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiencyno data32.70
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release dateOctober 2008 (16 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die size285 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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+FP7
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Ryzen 9 6900HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6900HX is a notebook one.


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