AMD Phenom X4 9550 vs AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9550 and AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) 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).

AMD Phenom X4 9550

AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9550

Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.65 vs 2.562

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.65 vs 2.562

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 9.726 vs 6.175
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.148 vs 0.146

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.726 vs 6.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.148 vs 0.146

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.65

2.562

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.175

9.726

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.146

0.148

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9550	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.65	2.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.175	9.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.146	0.148

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9550	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Agena
Launch date	March 2008	March 2008
Place in performance rating	3254	3278
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	2.4 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™)