Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs Athlon X2 7750 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Agena (2007−2008)
Release dateDecember 2008 (16 years ago)July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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 speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size285 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors450 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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
SocketAM2+AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon X2 7750 BE has 31.6% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9850 (125W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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