AMD Phenom X4 9500 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9500 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9500

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 651 vs 398

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2007 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651 vs 398

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 219 vs 203

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219 vs 203

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

219

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

398

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.623
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		1285

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Manchester
Launch date	November 2007	May 2006
Place in performance rating	3311	3308
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$309
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.80
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	156 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)