AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs AMD Phenom X4 9850 (95W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and AMD Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (95W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 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

Launch date	June 2010 vs October 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (95W)

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (95W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1304
PassMark - CPU mark	2375
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.98

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (95W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zosma	Agena
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	June 2010	October 2008
OPN PIB	HD96ZTWFGRBOX
OPN Tray	HD96ZTWFK4DGR
Place in performance rating	2872	not rated
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	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	904 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)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)