AMD Phenom II X4 P960 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N930

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P960 and AMD Phenom II X4 N930 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 P960

AMD Phenom II X4 N930

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
4.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1087 vs 229
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3140 vs 890

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 October 2010 vs 12 May 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1087 vs 229
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3140 vs 890

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N930

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 817 vs 738
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1584 vs 1404

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	817 vs 738
PassMark - CPU mark	1584 vs 1404

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P960
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N930

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

738

817

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1404

1584

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

229

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3140

890

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 P960	AMD Phenom II X4 N930
PassMark - Single thread mark	738	817
PassMark - CPU mark	1404	1584
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1087	229
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3140	890
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.115

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 P960	AMD Phenom II X4 N930
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Champlain
Launch date	19 October 2010	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2633	2873
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)