AMD Phenom X4 9500 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9500 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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).

AMD Phenom X4 9500

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 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
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 651 vs 498
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4.363 vs 4.278

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2007 vs September 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651 vs 498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.363 vs 4.278

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 266 vs 203
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.147 vs 0.396
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.086 vs 0.03

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	266 vs 203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.147 vs 0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.086 vs 0.03

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

266

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

498

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.396

1.147

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.363

4.278

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.03

0.086

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203	266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.396	1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.363	4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.03	0.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.623

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Windsor
Launch date	November 2007	September 2006
Place in performance rating	3311	3297
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$53.09
Value for money (0-100)		7.68
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.6 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+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)