AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) vs AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and AMD Athlon XP 1500+ 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 95% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 180 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date October 2008 vs October 2001
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1500+

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Name AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 318
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.494
PassMark - Single thread mark 251
PassMark - CPU mark 167

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Essentials

Architecture codename Agena Palomino
Launch date October 2008 October 2001
Place in performance rating 3265 3271
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 150 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 180 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 1.33 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 450 million 63 million
Unlocked

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2+ A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 60 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)