AMD Phenom X4 9650 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9650 and Intel Pentium D 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD Phenom X4 9650

Intel Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
18.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 904 vs 695
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1721 vs 681
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 283 vs 220
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 990 vs 389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs January 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	904 vs 695
PassMark - CPU mark	1721 vs 681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	283 vs 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	990 vs 389

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9650
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

904

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1721

681

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

283

220

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

389

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9650	Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	904	695
PassMark - CPU mark	1721	681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	283	220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	990	389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.403

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9650	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Presler
Launch date	March 2008	January 2006
Place in performance rating	3049	3041
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		950
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring