AMD Phenom X4 9550 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9550 and AMD Phenom X4 9650 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9550

AMD Phenom X4 9650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9550

Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 286 vs 283
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.65 vs 0.833

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	286 vs 283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.65 vs 0.833

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 990 vs 808
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.403 vs 6.175

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	990 vs 808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.403 vs 6.175

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

286

283

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

990

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.65

0.833

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.175

8.403

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9550	AMD Phenom X4 9650
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	286	283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	808	990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.65	0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.175	8.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.146
PassMark - Single thread mark		909
PassMark - CPU mark		1739

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9550	AMD Phenom X4 9650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Agena
Launch date	March 2008	March 2008
Place in performance rating	3254	3040
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	450 million	450 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)