AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W) vs AMD Phenom X4 9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W) and AMD Phenom X4 9600 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).

AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)

AMD Phenom X4 9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 283 vs 216
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 901 vs 772

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs November 2007
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	283 vs 216
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	901 vs 772

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600

Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

283

216

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

901

772

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)	AMD Phenom X4 9600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	283	216
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	901	772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.148

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)	AMD Phenom X4 9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Agena
Launch date	March 2008	November 2007
Place in performance rating	3252	3247
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	450 million	450 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)