AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition vs AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE 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, 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 Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition

AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 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 December 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 9600 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	2.3 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 9600 BE

Name	AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	3489
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.772

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Agena
Launch date	June 2009	December 2007
Place in performance rating	3314	3318
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
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	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	450 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)