AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and AMD Athlon X2 7850 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, 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 X4 960T BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.563 vs 1.611
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.634 vs 3.841
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.224 vs 0.083
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.457 vs 0.159
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.98 vs 1.833
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2010 vs April 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.563 vs 1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 13.634 vs 3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.224 vs 0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.457 vs 0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.98 vs 1.833

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1554 vs 435
  • Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2668 vs 1359
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1554 vs 435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2668 vs 1359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
435
1554
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1359
2668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.563
1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
13.634
3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.224
0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.457
0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.98
1.833
Name AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1302
PassMark - CPU mark 2370
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 435 1554
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1359 2668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.563 1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 13.634 3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.224 0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.457 0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.98 1.833

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Zosma Kuma
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date June 2010 April 2009
OPN PIB HD96ZTWFGRBOX
OPN Tray HD96ZTWFK4DGR
Place in performance rating 2862 2879
Series AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Die size 346 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 904 million 450 million
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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™)