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 |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) | AMD Phenom X4 9550 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Deneb | Agena |
Launch date | July 2009 | March 2008 |
Place in performance rating | 3251 | 3254 |
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 | 3 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) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |