AMD Athlon 64 2650e vs AMD Phenom X4 9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2650e and AMD Phenom X4 9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 2650e

AMD Phenom X4 9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2650e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	January 2009 vs November 2007
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.6 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

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.6 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 2650e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9600

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	AMD Phenom X4 9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	304
PassMark - CPU mark	274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		216
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		772

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	AMD Phenom X4 9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Agena
Launch date	January 2009	November 2007
Place in performance rating	3252	3258
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	1.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	122 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)