AMD Phenom X4 9550 vs AMD Sempron 3500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9550 and AMD Sempron 3500+ 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 Sempron 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9550

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
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
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	March 2008 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 128 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3500+

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9550
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3500+

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9550	AMD Sempron 3500+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.146
PassMark - Single thread mark		264
PassMark - CPU mark		232

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9550	AMD Sempron 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Manila
Launch date	March 2008	May 2006
Place in performance rating	3254	3261
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$167
Price now		$20
Value for money (0-100)		5.65
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	128 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	450 million	81 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	62 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)