Phenom X4 9750B vs Athlon 800

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 800 and Phenom X4 9750B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.96
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date20 December 1999 (25 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 800 and Phenom X4 9750B 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 speed0.8 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm65 nm
Die size102 mm2285 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 million450 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 800 and Phenom X4 9750B 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
SocketAAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)43 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 800 and Phenom X4 9750B are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 800 and Phenom X4 9750B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 180 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 800 has 120.9% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9750B, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.

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