AMD Phenom II X2 P650 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 P650 and AMD Phenom II X4 P960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 P650

• Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
• Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 985 vs 737
• Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1527 vs 1087

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
• Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1386 vs 933
• Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3140 vs 2644

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 P650
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P960

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	985 737
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	933 1386
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1527 1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2644 3140

Compare specifications (specs)