Phenom X4 9600 BE vs Pentium 4 560

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 560 and Phenom X4 9600 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Agena (2007−2008)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)December 2007 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 560 and Phenom X4 9600 BE 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 speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate800 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--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 560 and Phenom X4 9600 BE 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)88 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 560 and Phenom X4 9600 BE are enumerated here.

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Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium 4 560 has 8% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9600 BE, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

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