AMD Phenom X4 9600 vs AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9600 and AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 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, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9600

AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.67 GHz
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
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	November 2007 vs September 2003
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.67 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9600	AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	216
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	772
PassMark - Single thread mark		311
PassMark - CPU mark		195

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9600	AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Thorton
Launch date	November 2007	September 2003
Place in performance rating	3247	3231
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$25
Price now		$24.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.54
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	1.67 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	450 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	60 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)