AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) vs AMD Sempron 2200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and AMD Sempron 2200+ 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) 8 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 73% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 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 January 2001
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2200+

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 62 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2200+

Name AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) AMD Sempron 2200+
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 279
PassMark - CPU mark 184

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) AMD Sempron 2200+

Essentials

Architecture codename Agena Barton
Launch date October 2008 January 2001
Place in performance rating 3265 3258
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $30
Price now $29.99
Value for money (0-100) 2.76

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 101 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 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 1.5 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 62 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)