AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) vs AMD Sempron 3500+
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and AMD Sempron 3500+ 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 2 year(s) 5 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 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date | October 2008 vs May 2006 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm vs 90 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3500+
- 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 3500+
Name | AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) | AMD Sempron 3500+ |
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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 | 264 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 232 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) | AMD Sempron 3500+ | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Agena | Manila |
Launch date | October 2008 | May 2006 |
Place in performance rating | 3265 | 3261 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $167 | |
Price now | $20 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.65 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 285 mm | 103 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
Transistor count | 450 million | 81 million |
Unlocked | ||
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM2+ | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 62 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |