AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE and AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
  • 4x 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
Launch date December 2007 vs June 2004
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Name AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.772
PassMark - Single thread mark 0
PassMark - CPU mark 646

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Essentials

Architecture codename Agena Clawhammer
Launch date December 2007 June 2004
Place in performance rating 3318 3329
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $30
Price now $29.99
Value for money (0-100) 6.36

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 193 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 450 million 105 million
Unlocked

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™)