AMD Phenom II X4 P960 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M600

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P960 and AMD Turion II Ultra M600 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1386 vs 955
  • Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3140 vs 2456
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4.568 vs 3.259
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.115 vs 0.072
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 October 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1386 vs 955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3140 vs 2456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.568 vs 3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.115 vs 0.072

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M600

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 987 vs 737
  • Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1442 vs 1087
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 987 vs 737
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1442 vs 1087

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P960
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
737
987
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1386
955
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1087
1442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3140
2456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.568
3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.115
0.072
Name AMD Phenom II X4 P960 AMD Turion II Ultra M600
PassMark - Single thread mark 737 987
PassMark - CPU mark 1386 955
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1087 1442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3140 2456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.568 3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.115 0.072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.254

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 P960 AMD Turion II Ultra M600

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Caspian
Launch date 19 October 2010 10 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2623 2588
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 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 (S1g4) Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)