AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) and AMD Phenom X4 9600B 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.

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 305 vs 297

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2008 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305 vs 297

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1008 vs 995

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1008 vs 995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

305

297

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

995

1008

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	AMD Phenom X4 9600B
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305	297
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995	1008

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	AMD Phenom X4 9600B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Agena
Launch date	July 2008	April 2008
Place in performance rating	3144	3145
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	2.5 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™)