AMD Phenom II X4 N950 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M620

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N950 and AMD Turion II Ultra M620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

AMD Turion II Ultra M620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1587 vs 814
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3852 vs 2503

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1587 vs 814
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3852 vs 2503

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M620

Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 945 vs 859
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1487 vs 1316

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	945 vs 859
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1487 vs 1316

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N950
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

859

945

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1587

814

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

1487

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3852

2503

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 N950	AMD Turion II Ultra M620
PassMark - Single thread mark	859	945
PassMark - CPU mark	1587	814
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1316	1487
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3852	2503

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 N950	AMD Turion II Ultra M620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Caspian
Launch date	4 October 2010	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	1983	1958
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	512 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	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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