Phenom X4 9850 (95W) vs Athlon 64 3000+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3000+ and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3218not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.22no data
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)Agena (2007−2008)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3000+ and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm65 nm
Die size193 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors154 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3000+ and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket754AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3000+ and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) are enumerated here.

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Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 64 3000+ has 6.7% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9850 (95W), on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 3000+ and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.


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