AMD Phenom II X4 N950 vs AMD Turion II N530

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N950 and AMD Turion II N530 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 93% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1587 vs 855
  • Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3852 vs 2232
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 October 2010 vs 12 May 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 512 KB vs 265 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1587 vs 855
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3852 vs 2232

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N530

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 968 vs 859
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1453 vs 1316
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 968 vs 859
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1453 vs 1316

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N950
CPU 2: AMD Turion II N530

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
859
968
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1587
855
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1316
1453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3852
2232
Name AMD Phenom II X4 N950 AMD Turion II N530
PassMark - Single thread mark 859 968
PassMark - CPU mark 1587 855
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1316 1453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3852 2232

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 N950 AMD Turion II N530

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Champlain
Launch date 4 October 2010 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 1983 1984
Series 4x AMD Phenom II AMD Turion II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Price now $30
Value for money (0-100) 15.55

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB 265 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)