AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition vs AMD Phenom X4 9500
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and AMD Phenom X4 9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Launch date | June 2009 vs November 2007 |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared) |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9500
- Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
- Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum frequency | 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9500
Name | AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition | AMD Phenom X4 9500 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 0 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3489 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 203 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 651 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 0.396 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 4.363 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.03 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.188 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1.623 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition | AMD Phenom X4 9500 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Deneb | Agena |
Launch date | June 2009 | November 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 3314 | 3311 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 258 mm | 285 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 2048 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 758 million | 450 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |