AMD Athlon 64 2000+ vs AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2000+ and AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 64 2000+

AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
17.5x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	June 2008 vs March 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 160% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2000+
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	130
PassMark - CPU mark	116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.494

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Agena
Launch date	June 2008	March 2008
Place in performance rating	3309	3295
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	122 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Unlocked
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	140 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)