AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x 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
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.562 vs 1.147
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 9.726 vs 4.278
Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.148 vs 0.086

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs September 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.562 vs 1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.726 vs 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.148 vs 0.086

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.562

1.147

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.726

4.278

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.148

0.086

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.562	1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.726	4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.148	0.086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		498

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Windsor
Launch date	March 2008	September 2006
Place in performance rating	3278	3297
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$53.09
Value for money (0-100)		7.68
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)