AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) vs AMD Phenom X4 9550

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and AMD Phenom X4 9550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 X4 945 (95W)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 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
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 399 vs 286
  • Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1333 vs 808
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.576 vs 2.65
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 14.5 vs 6.175
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.212 vs 0.146
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2009 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 399 vs 286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1333 vs 808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.576 vs 2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.5 vs 6.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.212 vs 0.146

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9550

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
399
286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1333
808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.576
2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
14.5
6.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.212
0.146
Name AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) AMD Phenom X4 9550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 399 286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1333 808
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.576 2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.5 6.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.212 0.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.125

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) AMD Phenom X4 9550

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Agena
Launch date July 2009 March 2008
Place in performance rating 3251 3254
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 3 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Transistor count 758 million 450 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)