Phenom X4 9500 vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
2 cores / 2 threads, 110 Watt
0.57
Phenom X4 9500
2007
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
0.98
+71.9%

Phenom X4 9500 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Phenom X4 9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28102466
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.490.98
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Agena (2007−2008)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)November 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Phenom X4 9500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Phenom X4 9500 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Phenom X4 9500 are enumerated here.

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.98
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom X4 9500 has a 71.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 15.8% lower power consumption.

The Phenom X4 9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in performance tests.


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