AMD Phenom X4 9650 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9650 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 28% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
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
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 904 vs 680
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1713 vs 643
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 283 vs 198
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 990 vs 347

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	904 vs 680
PassMark - CPU mark	1713 vs 643
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	283 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	990 vs 347

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9650
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

904

680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1713

643

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

283

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

347

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9650	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	904	680
PassMark - CPU mark	1713	643
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	283	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	990	347
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 Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Conroe
Launch date	March 2008	Q3'06
Place in performance rating	3047	3061
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2160
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 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
Thermal Monitoring